prime time
The block of programming on television during the middle of the evening, usually…The block of programming on television during the middle of the evening, usually between 7:00 pm and 11:00 pm.
» That's prime time for hunting.
Meaning
5 senses(uncountable)The block of programming on television during the middle of the evening, usually between 7:00 pm and 11:00 pm.
The station is moving the new comedy to a prime time slot next month.
Hauptsendezeit, Prime Time
прайм-та́ймprajm-tájm, лу́чшее эфи́рное вре́мяlúčšeje efírnoje vrémja
прайм-та́ймprajm-tájm
(uncountable)The busiest or most important period.
Summer is prime time for road construction.
(figuratively, uncountable)Maturity; the state at which a person or product will be accepted by the mainstream.
(obsolete, uncountable)Spring.
(obsolete, uncountable)A new period or time of youthfulness; the beginning of something.
- the hours between 7 and 11 p.m. when the largest tv audience is available
Examples
3 sentencesThat's prime time for hunting.
It is prime time to dispel all rumors about me.
Shows that are broadcast during prime time are not supposed to have content unsuitable for children who might be watching.
deFernsehsendungen, die während der Hauptsendezeit ausgestrahlt werden, dürfen nichts enthalten, was für Kinder, die möglicherweise zuschauen, ungeeignet ist. — L3581
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Lessons for this word
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