How to Use prime time in a Sentence

prime time

noun
  • He's the best actor in prime time.
  • The program is being shown during prime time.
  • Sure looked that way in prime time against the Vikings.
    Arkansas Online, 26 Oct. 2022
  • This will be the first time that WWE will air on the network in prime time.
    Michelle Chapman, Fortune, 21 Sep. 2023
  • The Packers will play their next game in prime time, too.
    Mark Inabinett | Minabinett@al.com, al, 17 Nov. 2022
  • But the loss proved the Patriots aren’t ready for prime time, yet.
    Ben Volin, BostonGlobe.com, 25 Sep. 2022
  • Denver has played in prime time four times in the first six weeks of the NFL’s 2022 season.
    Mark Inabinett | Minabinett@al.com, al, 17 Oct. 2022
  • Those years are prime time for finding a mate for life.
    Nancy Glowinski, Los Angeles Times, 26 Aug. 2022
  • The formula looked ready for prime time on the homepage.
    Mark Bergen, The Atlantic, 5 Sep. 2022
  • The second half of the summer season looks to be a prime time for stargazers.
    Leada Gore | Lgore@al.com, al, 2 Aug. 2022
  • The results spoke for themselves as the Vikings got baptized by the Packers in prime time.
    Dane Mizutani, Twin Cities, 2 Jan. 2024
  • Some aren’t profitable and are therefore not ready for prime time.
    Kyle Cerminara, Forbes, 9 Aug. 2022
  • Pickett has taken the NFL world by storm the last two weeks with back-to-back comebacks on prime time.
    Dan Labbe, cleveland, 8 Jan. 2023
  • For one thing, the NBC telecast marked the first time a college football game was shown at night in prime time.
    Eddie Timanus, USA TODAY, 9 Sep. 2022
  • Age 13 is a prime time for sleepovers, so why not gift her a luxe weekend bag?
    Emily Burack, Town & Country, 14 Nov. 2022
  • Tax season is prime time for tax scams, according to the IRS.
    Adriana Morga, Chicago Tribune, 13 Apr. 2023
  • Gather your puzzles, board games, craft projects and books for prime time.
    Jessica Roy, Los Angeles Times, 4 Jan. 2023
  • Fox News has carried the hearings held in the daytime, while Fox Business has aired the ones held in prime time.
    Jon Healey, Los Angeles Times, 15 Dec. 2022
  • Fourth, Biden knows the Palestinian issue isn’t ready for prime time.
    Aaron David Miller, CNN, 4 Jan. 2023
  • Speaking of explosions, Ruse can be a blast at prime time.
    Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, 23 Dec. 2022
  • Following the statement win against Tom Brady and the Bucs in prime time, Jackson made a bit of a statement of his own.
    Jace Evans, USA TODAY, 28 Oct. 2022
  • Here’s a look at which of the hundreds of bills filed made it to Moore’s desk at the end of the 90-day legislative session — and what wasn’t ready for prime time.
    Hannah Gaskill, Baltimore Sun, 15 Apr. 2023
  • Zach Wilson is getting another start for the New York Jets, and this one in prime time.
    Dennis Waszak Jr., BostonGlobe.com, 20 Dec. 2022
  • The Chiefs are playing in prime time for the third time — one Thursday, one Sunday and now Monday — in their first five games.
    Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al, 10 Oct. 2022
  • Ohio online betting arrived just in time for the Bengals in prime time.
    Catena Media, al, 2 Jan. 2023
  • Your dad spent seven years in prime time on Growing Pains and logged hundreds of episodes on game shows.
    Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 27 Sep. 2023
  • Vail, Colorado Ski season is prime time to visit Colorado, and Vail is a great spot to hit the slopes.
    Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 31 Oct. 2023
  • They’re supposed to play four more prime time games this year, plus three more in the national 4:25 window.
    Ben Volin, BostonGlobe.com, 12 Sep. 2023
  • The first year of your baby's life is baby-carrier prime time.
    Jessica Hartshorn, Good Housekeeping, 30 Mar. 2023
  • With that in mind, here’s what to watch as two struggling teams try to get a momentum-building win in prime time.
    The Indianapolis Star, 7 Oct. 2022

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