1
: the amount of time one spends appearing on television
2
: time spent in a face-to-face meeting with someone
3
: time spent at one's place of employment especially beyond normal work hours
variants
also Facetime
FaceTimed also Facetimed; FaceTiming also Facetiming; FaceTimes also Facetimes
: to use the FaceTime service to make calls (see call entry 2 sense 8) with enabled video support
The comedian, 43, said he's been keeping in close contact with best pal Adele, 32, as the pair have been constantly FaceTiming each other from opposite ends of the world.—
Nika Shakhnazarova
Nika ShakhnazarovaThey Facetimed during labor, and she laughs as she recalls he urged her to make things go faster so he could see the birth, but to no avail.—Susan Bromley
Susan BromleyExamples of face time in a Sentence
Noun
He hoped to get more face time with the president.
Some bosses think lots of face time is a sign of loyalty to the company.
a celebrity who has been getting a lot of face time
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Nathaniel Percy, Orange County Register, 16 Oct. 2024
Supervisors should prioritize productivity and output over traditional face time.
—Jack Kelly, Forbes, 22 Oct. 2024
When in the office, Overholt suggests being intentional about getting face time with colleagues.
—Natalie McCormick, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2024
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, after repeatedly expressing concern about a potential Trump presidency and pointedly meeting with only Hillary Clinton before the election, rushed to New York for face time with the president-elect.
—Eric X. Li, Foreign Affairs, 9 Dec. 2016
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Noun
Prosecutors have said that most, if not all, of those charged for failure to disperse could get into the diversion program rather than face time behind bars.
—Nathaniel Percy, Orange County Register, 16 Oct. 2024
Supervisors should prioritize productivity and output over traditional face time.
—Jack Kelly, Forbes, 22 Oct. 2024
When in the office, Overholt suggests being intentional about getting face time with colleagues.
—Natalie McCormick, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2024
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, after repeatedly expressing concern about a potential Trump presidency and pointedly meeting with only Hillary Clinton before the election, rushed to New York for face time with the president-elect.
—Eric X. Li, Foreign Affairs, 9 Dec. 2016
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“Face time.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/face%20time. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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