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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Investigated Howard – operating then under a zero-tolerance policy – after a staffer filed a Title IX complaint against him following an altercation about playing time for the head coach’s son.
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Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 13 Dec. 2025
Burton’s lack of playing time has opened the door for bigger roles for third-year WR Andre Iosivas and 26-year-old Mitchell Tinsley.
—Michael Gallagher, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Dec. 2025
Knowing that the Trojans have the potential to overpower the Bruins very quickly, the coaching staff could choose to give playing time to a variety of players.
—Haley Sawyer, Oc Register, 28 Nov. 2025
Afforded nearly 30 minutes a night of playing time because of those absences, all that Ajay Mitchell, a bit player last postseason as a rookie, has done is become the front-runner for the the league’s best reserve while averaging 16.3 points.
—Andrew Greif, NBC news, 19 Nov. 2025
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Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 13 Dec. 2025
Burton’s lack of playing time has opened the door for bigger roles for third-year WR Andre Iosivas and 26-year-old Mitchell Tinsley.
—Michael Gallagher, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Dec. 2025
Knowing that the Trojans have the potential to overpower the Bruins very quickly, the coaching staff could choose to give playing time to a variety of players.
—Haley Sawyer, Oc Register, 28 Nov. 2025
Afforded nearly 30 minutes a night of playing time because of those absences, all that Ajay Mitchell, a bit player last postseason as a rookie, has done is become the front-runner for the the league’s best reserve while averaging 16.3 points.
—Andrew Greif, NBC news, 19 Nov. 2025
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“Playing time.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/playing%20time. Accessed 19 Dec. 2025.
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