press time

noun

: the time when a story is printed
He did not return our call before press time.

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As of press time, the late-night sketch series has not yet revealed the statuses of Michael Che, Mikey Day, Andrew Dismukes, Chloe Fineman, Marcello Hernandez, Colin Jost, Ego Nwodim, Sarah Sherman, Kenan Thompson, Bowen Yang, Ashley Padilla or Jane Wickline. Ryan Schwartz, TVLine, 2 Sep. 2025 Kakao Entertainment did not respond to a request for comment at press time. Jeff Benjamin, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025 At press time, spokespeople for Cradle of Filth and Sheeran had not returned Billboard‘s request for comment on Šmerda’s statement, but the band made their position on the matter crystal clear in an Instagram post (see below). Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 27 Aug. 2025 However, only 19 music videos have been published as of press time. Mankaprr Conteh, Rolling Stone, 27 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for press time

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“Press time.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/press%20time. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.

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