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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Heavy daytime traffic would pose dangers for workers and drivers, the city said.
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Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 7 Dec. 2025
Over the years, coyote sightings have been reported in La Jolla near Bird Rock Elementary and Muirlands Middle schools, near the La Jolla Bike Path and in other residential areas, even during the daytime, when coyotes typically aren’t seen.
—Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Dec. 2025
But Blue Door isn’t just a daytime haunt.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 1 Dec. 2025
Large chunks of pink-ball Tests still play out during daytime, and the pink ball tends to stop swinging quicker than a red ball.
—Matt Roller, New York Times, 1 Dec. 2025
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Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 7 Dec. 2025
Over the years, coyote sightings have been reported in La Jolla near Bird Rock Elementary and Muirlands Middle schools, near the La Jolla Bike Path and in other residential areas, even during the daytime, when coyotes typically aren’t seen.
—Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Dec. 2025
But Blue Door isn’t just a daytime haunt.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 1 Dec. 2025
Large chunks of pink-ball Tests still play out during daytime, and the pink ball tends to stop swinging quicker than a red ball.
—Matt Roller, New York Times, 1 Dec. 2025
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“Daytime.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/daytime. Accessed 8 Dec. 2025.
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daytime
noun
day·time
ˈdā-ˌtīm 
: the period of daylight
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