airtime

noun

air·​time ˈer-ˌtīm How to pronounce airtime (audio)
1
: the time or any part of the time when a radio or television station is on the air
2
: the time at which a radio or television broadcast is scheduled to begin

Examples of airtime in a Sentence

The committee plans to buy radio airtime for the campaign ads.
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Ian Eagle enjoys sharing airtime with his son, fellow sports broadcaster Noah Eagle. Nasha Smith, People.com, 25 Dec. 2024 Advertisement Hochman has spent over $1.1 million on television airtime and production of advertisements, and an outside committee supporting the challenger has spent nearly $1.9 million on digital ads running on streaming platforms such as Hulu. James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2024 Johnson calls Blackburn out of touch Johnson has used her airtime to attack Blackburn as out of touch with Tennessee residents, in contrast with herself. Vivian Jones, The Tennessean, 17 Oct. 2024 Also, companies get a lot of airtime for hiring someone like me. Mikey O'Connell, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for airtime 

Word History

First Known Use

1924, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of airtime was in 1924

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“Airtime.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/airtime. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.

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