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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Burns finished a game-high +19 in 18 minutes of playing time.
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Joseph Pastilha, Kansas City Star, 19 Feb. 2026
Precious Achiuwa should see an uptick in playing time backing up Raynaud.
—Stan Son, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2026
Assuming Eldridge makes the cut, Devers is the likelier of the two to get the bulk of playing time at first base.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 18 Feb. 2026
Dallas Stars fans aren’t the only ones disappointed by Jake Oettinger’s lack of playing time in the Milano-Cortina Winter Olympics.
—Sportsday Staff, Dallas Morning News, 18 Feb. 2026
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Joseph Pastilha, Kansas City Star, 19 Feb. 2026
Precious Achiuwa should see an uptick in playing time backing up Raynaud.
—Stan Son, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2026
Assuming Eldridge makes the cut, Devers is the likelier of the two to get the bulk of playing time at first base.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 18 Feb. 2026
Dallas Stars fans aren’t the only ones disappointed by Jake Oettinger’s lack of playing time in the Milano-Cortina Winter Olympics.
—Sportsday Staff, Dallas Morning News, 18 Feb. 2026
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“Playing time.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/playing%20time. Accessed 22 Feb. 2026.
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