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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But even after acknowledging that any future moves would cut into playing time for current players, Atkins stopped short of explicitly ruling out more additions.
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Mitch Bannon, New York Times, 6 Jan. 2026
Freshmen Justus Terry, Josaiah Sharma and Myron Charles also will battle for playing time in the offseason.
—Thomas Jones, Austin American Statesman, 4 Jan. 2026
Horn recorded stats in only three games during his 2025 campaign due to a lack of playing time and injuries.
—Ty Kaplan, Dallas Morning News, 2 Jan. 2026
Sophomore Allie Ziebell made her first collegiate start against Providence in Arnold’s place and played a career-high 31 minutes, but Auriemma still managed a healthy balance of playing time keeping all of the other starters below 30 minutes.
—Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 2 Jan. 2026
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Mitch Bannon, New York Times, 6 Jan. 2026
Freshmen Justus Terry, Josaiah Sharma and Myron Charles also will battle for playing time in the offseason.
—Thomas Jones, Austin American Statesman, 4 Jan. 2026
Horn recorded stats in only three games during his 2025 campaign due to a lack of playing time and injuries.
—Ty Kaplan, Dallas Morning News, 2 Jan. 2026
Sophomore Allie Ziebell made her first collegiate start against Providence in Arnold’s place and played a career-high 31 minutes, but Auriemma still managed a healthy balance of playing time keeping all of the other starters below 30 minutes.
—Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 2 Jan. 2026
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“Playing time.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/playing%20time. Accessed 10 Jan. 2026.
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