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.

Recent Examples on the Web

The casino hotel, located 20 minutes north of the stadium (those actual drive times can stretch depending on race weekend traffic), was a prime place to stay for weekend events and easy shuttles to and from the race. —Elizabeth Rhodes, Travel + Leisure, 6 May 2025

One of the platform’s innovative features is its heat mapping tool, which provides a visual representation of the most crucial factors for success in a territory (e.g., demographic data, business revenue, population centers, and even drive time analysis). —Chris Gallagher, USA TODAY, 13 Feb. 2025

Biking and public transportation are attractive alternatives in cities with especially slow drive times. —Sam Allard, Axios, 9 Jan. 2025

If commuting, allow extra drive time to reach your destination safely. —Bay Area Weather Report, Mercury News, 29 Apr. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1960, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for drive time

• aforetime
• allozyme
• anytime
• christmastime
• cybercrime
• dinnertime
• guggenheim
• isozyme
• lysozyme
• maritime
• mesenchyme
• overtime