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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By all accounts, the Paris Games were a smash hit for NBCU, boosting Peacock tune-in and subscribers, lifting NBC in prime time and bringing in a record advertising haul.
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Dade Hayes, Deadline, 13 Mar. 2025
The Padres showed some semblance of their prime time lineup on Friday.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Feb. 2025
Cunningham says that spring is prime time for a silver renaissance.
—Audrey Noble, Vogue, 25 Feb. 2025
For its part, barely half a million viewers tune in to CNN in prime time.
—Tiana Lowe Doescher, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 28 Feb. 2025
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Dade Hayes, Deadline, 13 Mar. 2025
The Padres showed some semblance of their prime time lineup on Friday.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Feb. 2025
Cunningham says that spring is prime time for a silver renaissance.
—Audrey Noble, Vogue, 25 Feb. 2025
For its part, barely half a million viewers tune in to CNN in prime time.
—Tiana Lowe Doescher, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 28 Feb. 2025
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“Prime time.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/prime%20time. Accessed 19 Mar. 2025.
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