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.
Recent Examples on the Web
Colbert’s program so often features the fringe leftist candidates, such as Sen. Bernie Sanders and soon-to-be-former Congressman Jamaal Bowman, that their airtime should be counted as in-kind contributions to the Democratic National Committee.
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Paul Miller, New York Daily News, 16 July 2024
The worst thing that could happen on TV is that there should be two minutes of silent airtime while a thoughtful person thinks before articulating meaningful thoughts for a few minutes.
—Washington Post, 30 June 2024
Movie romances with racing pulses and a rising temperature might get the most airtime on Valentine’s Day.
—Nathan Smith, Vulture, 14 Feb. 2024
The new sanctions law drafted by Congress and signed into law by Trump on August 2 is another subject that received plenty of airtime.
—Dominik Tolksdorf, Foreign Affairs, 16 Sep. 2017
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Paul Miller, New York Daily News, 16 July 2024
The worst thing that could happen on TV is that there should be two minutes of silent airtime while a thoughtful person thinks before articulating meaningful thoughts for a few minutes.
—Washington Post, 30 June 2024
Movie romances with racing pulses and a rising temperature might get the most airtime on Valentine’s Day.
—Nathan Smith, Vulture, 14 Feb. 2024
The new sanctions law drafted by Congress and signed into law by Trump on August 2 is another subject that received plenty of airtime.
—Dominik Tolksdorf, Foreign Affairs, 16 Sep. 2017
See all Example Sentences for airtime
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“Airtime.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/airtime. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.
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