often attributive
: the time during which there is daylight
Examples of daytime in a Sentence
These animals are active during the daytime.
It's the best new show on daytime.
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Syndicated Disney daytime stalwart Live!
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Hilary Lewis, HollywoodReporter, 31 Oct. 2025
Two such showers occur each year, one around this time at night, and one during the daytime in June, which tend not to be visible.
—Hannah Millington, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2025
Less expensive daytime matinee performances were added to attract polite patrons, including mothers with children.
—Time, 30 Oct. 2025
Nonetheless, some 120,000 Mint Juleps are consumed across two sunny days at Churchill Downs during the Kentucky Derby, proving that some cocktails can become refreshing daytime summer sippers just by sheer force of will, and a little crushed ice.
—Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 25 Oct. 2025
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Hilary Lewis, HollywoodReporter, 31 Oct. 2025
Two such showers occur each year, one around this time at night, and one during the daytime in June, which tend not to be visible.
—Hannah Millington, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2025
Less expensive daytime matinee performances were added to attract polite patrons, including mothers with children.
—Time, 30 Oct. 2025
Nonetheless, some 120,000 Mint Juleps are consumed across two sunny days at Churchill Downs during the Kentucky Derby, proving that some cocktails can become refreshing daytime summer sippers just by sheer force of will, and a little crushed ice.
—Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 25 Oct. 2025
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“Daytime.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/daytime. Accessed 5 Nov. 2025.
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daytime
noun
day·time
ˈdā-ˌtīm 
: the period of daylight
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