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time-shifting, n.
Brit. |ˈtʌɪmʃɪftɪŋ|, U.S. |ˈtaɪmˌʃɪftɪŋ|
[‹ time n. + shifting n. Compare later time-shift v. 2.]
The action of viewing a recording of an earlier television broadcast.
1978N.Y. Times 21 Mar. 71/3 They are being sold primarily as products for ‘time shifting’—watching television at one's convenience. 1994Guardian 5 Sept. ii. 15/2 Time-shifting with VCRs has dropped dramatically in multi-channel homes because people know that the programme they have just missed will be on again soon enough. 2005N.Y. Times Mag. 10 Apr. 41/1 Virtually every network and cable company I spoke with voiced frustration with Nielsen's tardiness in measuring ‘time-shifting’. |