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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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John Delury, Foreign Affairs, 3 June 2025
With the Heat confirming to the South Florida Sun Sentinel permission by the team for Quinn to move forward in the Phoenix Suns’ search for a replacement for Mike Budenholzer, Quinn is among a small remaining group of candidates expected to have received face time with the Suns.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 1 June 2025
But the three have been convicted on federal charges and will face time in federal prison.
—Cheyanne M. Daniels, The Hill, 7 May 2025
On Monday, cinema icon Al Pacino got some face time with the Holy Father while in Italy shooting a new movie, Maserati: The Brothers, about the famous car designers.
—Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 18 June 2025
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Noun
During Trump’s first term, his negotiator, Stephen Biegun, struggled to get face time with his North Korean counterparts, who were deeply distrustful of Trump’s advisers.
—John Delury, Foreign Affairs, 3 June 2025
With the Heat confirming to the South Florida Sun Sentinel permission by the team for Quinn to move forward in the Phoenix Suns’ search for a replacement for Mike Budenholzer, Quinn is among a small remaining group of candidates expected to have received face time with the Suns.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 1 June 2025
But the three have been convicted on federal charges and will face time in federal prison.
—Cheyanne M. Daniels, The Hill, 7 May 2025
On Monday, cinema icon Al Pacino got some face time with the Holy Father while in Italy shooting a new movie, Maserati: The Brothers, about the famous car designers.
—Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 18 June 2025
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“Face time.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/face%20time. Accessed 25 Jul. 2025.
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