drive time
noun
: a time during rush hour when radio audiences are swelled by commuters listening to car radios
Examples of drive time in a Sentence
Her show airs during the morning drive time.
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But the shuttering of offices has worsened drive times for seniors who need to visit one.
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Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 June 2025
Bridgework in Toledo and reconstruction in Dayton and north of Cincinnati in Hamilton County could slow down drive times on I-75.
—Alex Perry, Cincinnati Enquirer, 26 May 2025
On the positive side, the city scored favorably against Phoenix, who's 38.1 peak traffic drive time is more than double that of Nashville.
—Craig Shoup, Nashville Tennessean, 23 May 2025
Local air service is great, but more and more often air service can be accessed at other airports where the drive time is likely less than consumers in Nassau County Long Island need to allocate to get to LaGuardia Airport.
—Michael Boyd, Forbes.com, 17 July 2025
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Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 June 2025
Bridgework in Toledo and reconstruction in Dayton and north of Cincinnati in Hamilton County could slow down drive times on I-75.
—Alex Perry, Cincinnati Enquirer, 26 May 2025
On the positive side, the city scored favorably against Phoenix, who's 38.1 peak traffic drive time is more than double that of Nashville.
—Craig Shoup, Nashville Tennessean, 23 May 2025
Local air service is great, but more and more often air service can be accessed at other airports where the drive time is likely less than consumers in Nassau County Long Island need to allocate to get to LaGuardia Airport.
—Michael Boyd, Forbes.com, 17 July 2025
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“Drive time.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/drive%20time. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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