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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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Julia Dhar, Forbes.com, 14 May 2025
With Upfront Week’s tighter schedule, attendees have no shortage of hors d’oeuvres and swag, but a deficit, potentially, of meaningful face time.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 13 May 2025
All three former officers were separately convicted in federal court and still face time in federal prison.
—Taylor Wilson, USA Today, 8 May 2025
Leadership should be deliberate about creating inclusive social opportunities such as networking events and face time with leadership that lift all employees, not just those in certain social groups.
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—Alex Ford, Forbes, 18 Oct. 2024
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Noun
Among other things, chiefs of staff often decide what gets on the agenda and how the items are prioritized; who gets face time with the boss and how much; what gets sent home for the boss to read and in what form; and whose calls get answered—and in what order.
—Julia Dhar, Forbes.com, 14 May 2025
With Upfront Week’s tighter schedule, attendees have no shortage of hors d’oeuvres and swag, but a deficit, potentially, of meaningful face time.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 13 May 2025
All three former officers were separately convicted in federal court and still face time in federal prison.
—Taylor Wilson, USA Today, 8 May 2025
Leadership should be deliberate about creating inclusive social opportunities such as networking events and face time with leadership that lift all employees, not just those in certain social groups.
5.
—Alex Ford, Forbes, 18 Oct. 2024
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“Face time.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/face%20time. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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