playing time

noun

: the amount of time that a team member is allowed to play during a game

Her teammates were complaining about their lack of playing time.

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Within the top 60 players for La Liga playing time this season, Barcelona have seven players, Real Madrid have three, while Atletico have just one — goalkeeper Jan Oblak. —

Dermot Corrigan, The Athletic, 19 Dec. 2024 This would be Ridder's first start of 2024 after having seen playing time in various parts of four games in his first season with Las Vegas. —

Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 16 Dec. 2024 Among all 169 players to average at least 25 minutes of playing time, Zubac ranks fifth in defensive rebound rate. —

Shane Young, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024 After the Terps’ 86-52 dusting of the Mountaineers on Friday night at Xfinity Center in College Park, coach Kevin Willard said the distribution of playing time should benefit the team later in the year. —

Baltimore Sun Staff, Baltimore Sun, 9 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for playing time