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.
Recent Examples on the Web
The 4 Nations Face-Off concludes Thursday in prime time with the championship game live from Boston’s TD Garden at 8 p.m. on ESPN, ESPN+ and ESPN Deportes.
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Richard Deitsch, The Athletic, 17 Feb. 2025
Having one dynasty franchise the NFL can count on to fill one-third to half the Sunday and Monday night prime time inventory of games is good for business, and so is becoming the NFL’s first three-peat of the modern era.
—Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 8 Feb. 2025
Sitting behind the Resolute Desk for the prime time address, Biden ticked off his work in office jump-starting the U.S. economy after the pandemic, boosting American manufacturing, creating millions of jobs, and trying to steer the country’s industrial sector away from fossil fuels.
—Brian Bennett, TIME, 16 Jan. 2025
The 1/11 portal on Jan. 11, 2025, is all about new beginnings in numerology
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Get ready to make all your dreams come true as Jan. 11 is a prime time to manifest.
—Lisa Stardust, People.com, 11 Jan. 2025
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Richard Deitsch, The Athletic, 17 Feb. 2025
Having one dynasty franchise the NFL can count on to fill one-third to half the Sunday and Monday night prime time inventory of games is good for business, and so is becoming the NFL’s first three-peat of the modern era.
—Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 8 Feb. 2025
Sitting behind the Resolute Desk for the prime time address, Biden ticked off his work in office jump-starting the U.S. economy after the pandemic, boosting American manufacturing, creating millions of jobs, and trying to steer the country’s industrial sector away from fossil fuels.
—Brian Bennett, TIME, 16 Jan. 2025
The 1/11 portal on Jan. 11, 2025, is all about new beginnings in numerology
Comments
Get ready to make all your dreams come true as Jan. 11 is a prime time to manifest.
—Lisa Stardust, People.com, 11 Jan. 2025
See all Example Sentences for prime time
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“Prime time.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/prime%20time. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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