Air time


the particular time that a program is broadcast or scheduled for broadcast:
The airtime for the newscast is 10 p.m.
the time during which a broadcast takes place:
The airtime for the new show is from 10 to 10:30 p.m.
a block of such time sold by a radio or television station to an advertiser, allotted to a political candidate, etc.:
The company bought three minutes of airtime.
Contemporary Examples

And no air time for their correspondents “covering” the campaign.
Dear Journalists: Stop Screwing Up Douglas Warshaw November 10, 2008

My ears are bleeding after listening to Rush Limbaugh give a 13-year old several minutes of air time to “refute” global warming.
Rush Limbaugh is Terrible, Volume 462 Justin Green April 4, 2013

Historical Examples

“It air time fer me to go, Tess,” murmured the squatter in her ear.
Tess of the Storm Country Grace Miller White

Wait a couple of seconds, so as to give the air time to get into the blood.
Manual of Military Training James A. Moss

You gripped a-holt of the truth that air time like the American bird a-grippin’ the arries on the shield.
The End Of The World Edward Eggleston

“It air time—to pray,” said she, looking straight at him, as he slowly rose from his chair.
Tess of the Storm Country Grace Miller White

“It air time fer ye to turn in,” said she, banking the embers in the stove for the night.
Tess of the Storm Country Grace Miller White

Never mind; I put in my best licks fer Him that air time, Mr. Hartsook.
The Hoosier Schoolmaster Edward Eggleston

noun
the time allocated to a particular programme, item, topic, or type of material on radio or television
the time of the start of a radio or television broadcast
noun

the time a basketball player stays in the air while attempting a slam dunk

noun phrase

The time a basketball player remains in the air while making a slam dunk

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