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.
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The revamped prime time lineup includes ending Alex Wagner Tonight, which aired at 9 p.m. ET Tuesdays through Fridays.
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Mark Joyella, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2025
So, Fox could maximize its choices by drafting the 104th edition of Ohio State-Illinois into Friday prime time and then air the 99th installment of the Iowa-Wisconsin rivalry on Big Noon.
—Scott Dochterman, The Athletic, 21 Feb. 2025
Meta tabled its efforts to build consumer brain-computer interfaces a few years ago: Brain-reading headbands weren’t ready for prime time.
—Celia Ford, Vox, 19 Feb. 2025
Crystal, who is the principal of Liberty Elementary, immediately taunts Ava, showing off her prime time slot for pleading her case for funding in front of the school board.
—Ile-Ife Okantah, Vulture, 13 Feb. 2025
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Mark Joyella, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2025
So, Fox could maximize its choices by drafting the 104th edition of Ohio State-Illinois into Friday prime time and then air the 99th installment of the Iowa-Wisconsin rivalry on Big Noon.
—Scott Dochterman, The Athletic, 21 Feb. 2025
Meta tabled its efforts to build consumer brain-computer interfaces a few years ago: Brain-reading headbands weren’t ready for prime time.
—Celia Ford, Vox, 19 Feb. 2025
Crystal, who is the principal of Liberty Elementary, immediately taunts Ava, showing off her prime time slot for pleading her case for funding in front of the school board.
—Ile-Ife Okantah, Vulture, 13 Feb. 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 30 Mar. 2025.
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