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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Like the Paris 2024 Games, the time difference between Milan and Eastern Daylight Time is six hours, meaning there will be plenty of daytime programming for North American viewers, both in primetime on NBC as well as on demand on Peacock.
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Michelle Bruton, Forbes.com, 27 Jan. 2026
Desert nights are exceptionally cool, so bring a puffy coat and a robe, even if daytime temps look comfortable.
—Jenny Willden, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Jan. 2026
For the daytime outing, the future in-laws bundled up in warm clothing.
—Nicholas Rice, PEOPLE, 26 Jan. 2026
This time, Carr’s freak-out was an attempt to stretch the FCC’s equal-time rules to apply to talk shows — both late night and daytime.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 23 Jan. 2026
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Michelle Bruton, Forbes.com, 27 Jan. 2026
Desert nights are exceptionally cool, so bring a puffy coat and a robe, even if daytime temps look comfortable.
—Jenny Willden, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Jan. 2026
For the daytime outing, the future in-laws bundled up in warm clothing.
—Nicholas Rice, PEOPLE, 26 Jan. 2026
This time, Carr’s freak-out was an attempt to stretch the FCC’s equal-time rules to apply to talk shows — both late night and daytime.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 23 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for daytime
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“Daytime.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/daytime. Accessed 28 Jan. 2026.
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daytime
noun
day·time
ˈdā-ˌtīm 
: the period of daylight
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