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: the amount of time one spends appearing on television
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: time spent in a face-to-face meeting with someone
3
: time spent at one's place of employment especially beyond normal work hours
variants
also Facetime
FaceTimed also Facetimed; FaceTiming also Facetiming; FaceTimes also Facetimes
: to use the FaceTime service to make calls (see call entry 2 sense 8) with enabled video support
The comedian, 43, said he's been keeping in close contact with best pal Adele, 32, as the pair have been constantly FaceTiming each other from opposite ends of the world.—
Nika Shakhnazarova
Nika ShakhnazarovaThey Facetimed during labor, and she laughs as she recalls he urged her to make things go faster so he could see the birth, but to no avail.—Susan Bromley
Susan BromleyExamples of face time in a Sentence
Noun
He hoped to get more face time with the president.
Some bosses think lots of face time is a sign of loyalty to the company.
a celebrity who has been getting a lot of face time
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Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 6 Feb. 2026
As the clock struck midnight and ushered in 2026, people around the globe made resolutions to spend less time on their phones and more time fostering connections offline, from joining new clubs to taking up hobbies that mean less screen time and more face time.
—Meredith Wilshere, PEOPLE, 31 Jan. 2026
Collectors and dealers clamor to get face time with TAG Heuer’s Nicholas Biebuyck at trade shows and auctions or on tours of the brand’s La Chaux-de-Fonds Museum in Switzerland.
—Paige Reddinger, Robb Report, 8 Nov. 2025
Journalists were happy to have face time with him and endured it.
—Karen Taylor Bass, Billboard, 6 Nov. 2025
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Noun
In December, Vitello’s staff joined him in Orlando during MLB’s annual Winter Meetings, providing the group with an opportunity to have valuable face time.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 6 Feb. 2026
As the clock struck midnight and ushered in 2026, people around the globe made resolutions to spend less time on their phones and more time fostering connections offline, from joining new clubs to taking up hobbies that mean less screen time and more face time.
—Meredith Wilshere, PEOPLE, 31 Jan. 2026
Collectors and dealers clamor to get face time with TAG Heuer’s Nicholas Biebuyck at trade shows and auctions or on tours of the brand’s La Chaux-de-Fonds Museum in Switzerland.
—Paige Reddinger, Robb Report, 8 Nov. 2025
Journalists were happy to have face time with him and endured it.
—Karen Taylor Bass, Billboard, 6 Nov. 2025
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“Face time.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/face%20time. Accessed 9 Feb. 2026.
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