1
: the amount of time one spends appearing on television
2
: time spent in a face-to-face meeting with someone
3
: time spent at one's place of employment especially beyond normal work hours
variants
also Facetime
FaceTimed also Facetimed; FaceTiming also Facetiming; FaceTimes also Facetimes
: to use the FaceTime service to make calls (see call entry 2 sense 8) with enabled video support
The comedian, 43, said he's been keeping in close contact with best pal Adele, 32, as the pair have been constantly FaceTiming each other from opposite ends of the world.—
Nika Shakhnazarova
Nika ShakhnazarovaThey Facetimed during labor, and she laughs as she recalls he urged her to make things go faster so he could see the birth, but to no avail.—Susan Bromley
Susan BromleyExamples of face time in a Sentence
Noun
He hoped to get more face time with the president.
Some bosses think lots of face time is a sign of loyalty to the company.
a celebrity who has been getting a lot of face time
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Dalton Ross, EW.com, 23 Feb. 2025
That's an extraordinary amount of face time with Putin.
—CBS News, 23 Feb. 2025
Trade FaceTime for face time Kathleen Smith’s days often pass in a virtual haze.
—Angela Haupt, TIME, 31 Dec. 2024
Palmer is far from alone in her feelings—some 400,000 people make their way to the refuge annually, hoping to get a little face time with these intriguing animals.
—Valerie Rains, Southern Living, 18 Feb. 2025
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Noun
Survivor has partnered with Fiji Airways to fly five lucky groups of fans to Fiji during filming to see all the iconic locations and behind-the-scenes areas while also getting some face time with the Hostmaster General himself.
—Dalton Ross, EW.com, 23 Feb. 2025
That's an extraordinary amount of face time with Putin.
—CBS News, 23 Feb. 2025
Trade FaceTime for face time Kathleen Smith’s days often pass in a virtual haze.
—Angela Haupt, TIME, 31 Dec. 2024
Palmer is far from alone in her feelings—some 400,000 people make their way to the refuge annually, hoping to get a little face time with these intriguing animals.
—Valerie Rains, Southern Living, 18 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for face time
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“Face time.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/face%20time. Accessed 10 Mar. 2025.
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