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[ air -tahym ] SHOW IPA
/ ˈɛərˌtaɪm / PHONETIC RESPELLING
noun the particular time that a program is broadcast or scheduled for broadcast: The airtime for the newscast is 10 p.m.
the time during which a broadcast takes place: The airtime for the new show is from 10 to 10:30 p.m.
a block of such time sold by a radio or television station to an advertiser, allotted to a political candidate, etc.: The company bought three minutes of airtime.
Origin of airtime First recorded in 1940–45; air1 + time
Words nearby airtime air system, airt, air taxi, air terminal, airtight, airtime , air-to-air, air-to-surface, air traffic, air-traffic control, air-transportable
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Example sentences from the Web for airtime NBC has promised to keep the number of commercials on Peacock under five minutes per hour, leaving little airtime to share with Roku.
NBC reaches deal with Roku over Peacock app, avoiding blackout | Verne Kopytoff| September 18, 2020| Fortune
The law enforcement capabilities of the devices are known to officials but don’t get airtime .
Years Into Smart Streetlights Program, Council Will Write Surveillance Rules | Jesse Marx| July 9, 2020| Voice of San Diego
The outlets giving these pronouncements the most airtime are Arabic news stations in the Gulf.
The Dangerous Drug-Funded Secret War Between Iran and Pakistan | Umar Farooq| December 29, 2014| DAILY BEAST
People like me have spent a lot of airtime and ink these past couple of weeks arguing over whether this can work.
Why Whites Will Abandon the GOP | Michael Tomasky| July 10, 2013| DAILY BEAST
For less than 90 seconds of airtime in an episode, he or she receives $10,000.
Why ‘Arrested Development’s’ Fourth Season Is a Bust: Contracts and More | Marlow Stern| May 28, 2013| DAILY BEAST
Nash said he spoke to Lauer before and after the show to explain that he would not get a lot of airtime .
NBC, Today Show Get Boston Marathon Bombing Coverage Right | David Freedlander| April 20, 2013| DAILY BEAST
Europeans have spent lots of airtime and ink on Hurricane Sandy--but so far, very few euros.
From Europe, A Muted Hurricane Sandy Response | Alex Klein| November 2, 2012| DAILY BEAST
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British Dictionary definitions for airtime noun the time allocated to a particular programme, item, topic, or type of material on radio or television
the time of the start of a radio or television broadcast
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