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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Tyler Stephenson and Jose Trevino got almost even playing time at catcher during the season.
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Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 30 Sep. 2025
But as a fifth-round pick, Sanders was already going to have a difficult path to playing time.
—Jeff Howe, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025
Similar reasoning can be applied when dissecting the playing time uptick veteran wideout David Moore saw Sunday; Moore played 56 snaps Sunday (97%), which is more than every other offensive player who is not a lineman or who doesn’t have the last name Young.
—Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 25 Sep. 2025
Hairston had three starts as a true freshman for the Minutemen last season, but was beat out by transfers Brandon Rose (Utah) and Grant Jordan (Yale) for playing time.
—Maddie Hartley, Kansas City Star, 24 Sep. 2025
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Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 30 Sep. 2025
But as a fifth-round pick, Sanders was already going to have a difficult path to playing time.
—Jeff Howe, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025
Similar reasoning can be applied when dissecting the playing time uptick veteran wideout David Moore saw Sunday; Moore played 56 snaps Sunday (97%), which is more than every other offensive player who is not a lineman or who doesn’t have the last name Young.
—Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 25 Sep. 2025
Hairston had three starts as a true freshman for the Minutemen last season, but was beat out by transfers Brandon Rose (Utah) and Grant Jordan (Yale) for playing time.
—Maddie Hartley, Kansas City Star, 24 Sep. 2025
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“Playing time.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/playing%20time. Accessed 3 Oct. 2025.
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