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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Catherine Hong, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 Oct. 2025
Clan Business • Julia and Henry get more face time at Braemar — and Henry gets to meet his son!
—Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 26 Sep. 2025
When team members travel from out of town, coordinate overlapping schedules to maximize face time.
—Sonali Bloom, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Many leaders have made a point to get face time in the White House in the United States, for example, while far fewer have made a point of visiting the Blue House in South Korea.
—Collin J. Meisel, The Conversation, 9 Sep. 2025
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Noun
Game Room Goals Unlike the dingy basements of yesteryear, today's rec rooms blend retro charm with modern polish, making a stylish case for analog games and good old-fashioned face time.
—Catherine Hong, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 Oct. 2025
Clan Business • Julia and Henry get more face time at Braemar — and Henry gets to meet his son!
—Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 26 Sep. 2025
When team members travel from out of town, coordinate overlapping schedules to maximize face time.
—Sonali Bloom, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Many leaders have made a point to get face time in the White House in the United States, for example, while far fewer have made a point of visiting the Blue House in South Korea.
—Collin J. Meisel, The Conversation, 9 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for face time
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“Face time.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/face%20time. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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