often attributive
: the time during which there is daylight
Examples of daytime in a Sentence
These animals are active during the daytime.
It's the best new show on daytime.
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Nocturnal asthma can interrupt sleep patterns, cause daytime fatigue, and make daytime functioning harder.
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Lana Barhum, Verywell Health, 10 Jan. 2025
Fans of television's most popular daytime talk show can soon view more of it on streaming.
—Brendan Morrow, USA TODAY, 9 Jan. 2025
The Emmy Awards for daytime, news and documentary programming are moving around the calendar.
—Peter White, Deadline, 8 Jan. 2025
The long-running daytime chat show is set to expand to the weekends starting Jan. 11.
—Michael Schneider, Variety, 8 Jan. 2025
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Lana Barhum, Verywell Health, 10 Jan. 2025
Fans of television's most popular daytime talk show can soon view more of it on streaming.
—Brendan Morrow, USA TODAY, 9 Jan. 2025
The Emmy Awards for daytime, news and documentary programming are moving around the calendar.
—Peter White, Deadline, 8 Jan. 2025
The long-running daytime chat show is set to expand to the weekends starting Jan. 11.
—Michael Schneider, Variety, 8 Jan. 2025
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“Daytime.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/daytime. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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daytime
noun
day·time
ˈdā-ˌtīm 
: the period of daylight
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