backtime

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verb

To time (an item) according to the scheduled time of the item that will follow, cutting or padding it as necessary.

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Meanings

noun
  1. alternativebroadcastingAlternative form of back time.
verbbacktime (third-person singular simple present backtimes, present participle backtiming, simple past and past participle backtimed)

present singular third person backtimes · participle present backtiming · participle past backtimed · past backtimed

  1. transitivebroadcastingTo time (an item) according to the scheduled time of the item that will follow, cutting or padding it as necessary.

Origin

From back + time.

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APA

backtime. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/backtime

MLA

“backtime.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/backtime. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “backtime,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/backtime.

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