Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. The evening hours, generally between 7 and 11 P.M., when the largest television audience is available.
Wiktionary
- n. obsolete Spring.
- n. obsolete A new period or time of youthfulness; the beginning of something.
- n. television, radio The block of programming on television during the middle of the evening, usually between 19:00 and 23:00
- adj. television, radio Showing during prime time.
WordNet 3.0
- n. the hours between 7 and 11 p.m. when the largest tv audience is available
Examples
“Erin parked in the massive lot, which was almost full—though it was approaching three in the morning, that was prime time in Party Town.”
“Michael Zellman, a 29-year-old dock worker who wasn't even born when Gilligan was on in prime time between 1964 and 1967, says he's certain Mary Ann did it—despite her nice-girl image.”
The Wall Street Journal: TV Dinner Theater: Parodies of Old Sitcoms Draw Blood, Crowds
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘prime time’.
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its time
its about time
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Prime Time
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collection o' collocations
Words that are generally seen in each other's company; words that, when mentioned, bring their partners to mind.
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The Spectacle
DISTRACT, STARE, CONSUME
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