prime time
noun
1
: the time period when the television or radio audience is the largest
also
: television shows shown in prime time
2
: the choicest or busiest time
3
: big time sense 2
a pitcher not yet ready for prime time
Examples of prime time in a Sentence
The program is being shown during prime time.
He's the best actor in prime time.
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Thanksgiving 2024 is a prime time for online shopping.
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Kasey Caminiti, USA TODAY, 27 Nov. 2024
State of play: The Fins are heading to Lambeau Field for Thursday night's prime time game against the Green Bay Packers.
—Sommer Brugal, Axios, 26 Nov. 2024
Community activists and other residents counter that the advanced nuclear technology touted as a means to a just transition for Pueblo isn’t ready for prime time.
—Judith Kohler, The Denver Post, 25 Nov. 2024
McVay has had his chance to exorcise a few demons in prime time this season, facing the two coaches who have most famously had his number for the first time with Matthew Stafford.
—Jourdan Rodrigue, The Athletic, 25 Nov. 2024
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Kasey Caminiti, USA TODAY, 27 Nov. 2024
State of play: The Fins are heading to Lambeau Field for Thursday night's prime time game against the Green Bay Packers.
—Sommer Brugal, Axios, 26 Nov. 2024
Community activists and other residents counter that the advanced nuclear technology touted as a means to a just transition for Pueblo isn’t ready for prime time.
—Judith Kohler, The Denver Post, 25 Nov. 2024
McVay has had his chance to exorcise a few demons in prime time this season, facing the two coaches who have most famously had his number for the first time with Matthew Stafford.
—Jourdan Rodrigue, The Athletic, 25 Nov. 2024
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“Prime time.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/prime%20time. Accessed 15 Dec. 2024.
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