1
: the time or any part of the time when a radio or television station is on the air
2
: the time at which a radio or television broadcast is scheduled to begin
Examples of airtime in a Sentence
The committee plans to buy radio airtime for the campaign ads.
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Chart a similar path, and McCarthy will warrant even more airtime from pundits like Eisen.
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Alec Lewis, New York Times, 13 May 2025
Nutrients in Dairy Protein is getting a lot of the airtime right now, London says, and for good reason.
—Jess Cording, Forbes.com, 1 May 2025
But the one that got the most airtime from senators was his views on vaccines.
—Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy, USA TODAY, 14 Feb. 2025
His stunned co-hosts then proceeded to fill the airtime by roasting him for his sudden departure to use the restroom.
—Jade Walker, CNN Money, 23 Apr. 2025
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Alec Lewis, New York Times, 13 May 2025
Nutrients in Dairy Protein is getting a lot of the airtime right now, London says, and for good reason.
—Jess Cording, Forbes.com, 1 May 2025
But the one that got the most airtime from senators was his views on vaccines.
—Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy, USA TODAY, 14 Feb. 2025
His stunned co-hosts then proceeded to fill the airtime by roasting him for his sudden departure to use the restroom.
—Jade Walker, CNN Money, 23 Apr. 2025
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“Airtime.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/airtime. Accessed 25 May. 2025.
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