post time

noun

: the designated starting time of a horse race

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Friday’s headliner, which was run under blue skies by post time, was Margie’s Intention’s first race out of her home state of Louisiana and first at 1 1/8 miles. Sam Cohn, Baltimore Sun, 17 May 2025 The chance of rain drops to 0% by post time Saturday evening with sunny skies and a high of 86. Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 16 May 2025 There is still a chance of more rain with a little under two hours to go until post time, but the worst appears to have passed. Greg Rosenstein, NBC news, 4 May 2025 Derby coverage begins at 2:30 p.m. Eastern on NBC; post time is 6:57 p.m. NOW TIME TO PLAY Image Here is today’s Spelling Bee. Melissa Kirsch, New York Times, 3 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for post time

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First Known Use

1941, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of post time was in 1941

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“Post time.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/post%20time. Accessed 23 May. 2025.

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