1
: the time or any part of the time when a radio or television station is on the air
2
: the time at which a radio or television broadcast is scheduled to begin
Examples of airtime in a Sentence
The committee plans to buy radio airtime for the campaign ads.
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In recent years, much of the facelift hype on social media has revolved around the deep plane facelift, with the SMAS lift receiving little airtime.
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Jolene Edgar, Allure, 28 May 2025
Avoid Rewarding ‘Noise’ Build systems that measure outcomes, not airtime.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 22 May 2025
Winners of every program earn 30 seconds of their own airtime at the end of every show to highlight an issue or give a shoutout to something important to them.
—Sean Neumann, People.com, 20 May 2025
Tape the show a day early, release the clips as teasers with cliffhangers before airtime, and then bam: everyone is tuning in to see the punchlines.
—Jessica M. Goldstein, Vulture, 16 May 2025
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Jolene Edgar, Allure, 28 May 2025
Avoid Rewarding ‘Noise’ Build systems that measure outcomes, not airtime.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 22 May 2025
Winners of every program earn 30 seconds of their own airtime at the end of every show to highlight an issue or give a shoutout to something important to them.
—Sean Neumann, People.com, 20 May 2025
Tape the show a day early, release the clips as teasers with cliffhangers before airtime, and then bam: everyone is tuning in to see the punchlines.
—Jessica M. Goldstein, Vulture, 16 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for airtime
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“Airtime.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/airtime. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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