playing time
noun
: the amount of time that a team member is allowed to play during a game
Her teammates were complaining about their lack of playing time.
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If anything, Lloyd’s addition to the offense after what was essentially a red-shirt year gives the Packers another difficult decision to make when dividing playing time this season.
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Matt Schneidman, New York Times, 19 June 2025
Right-handed hitting Casey Schmitt, 26, has gotten playing time at third base in Chapman’s absence.
—Bernie Pleskoff, Forbes.com, 16 June 2025
Not everybody can catch 70 balls, so the competition for playing time will be steep, but Franklin and Vele took turns looking primed to take big leaps forward this fall.
—Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 14 June 2025
There’s a saying in baseball that playing time seems to work itself out.
—Abbey Mastracco, Hartford Courant, 13 June 2025
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Matt Schneidman, New York Times, 19 June 2025
Right-handed hitting Casey Schmitt, 26, has gotten playing time at third base in Chapman’s absence.
—Bernie Pleskoff, Forbes.com, 16 June 2025
Not everybody can catch 70 balls, so the competition for playing time will be steep, but Franklin and Vele took turns looking primed to take big leaps forward this fall.
—Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 14 June 2025
There’s a saying in baseball that playing time seems to work itself out.
—Abbey Mastracco, Hartford Courant, 13 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for playing time
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“Playing time.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/playing%20time. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.
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