primetime

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A form of prime time — The block of programming on television during the middle of the evening, usually between 7:00 pm and 11:00 pm.

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Meanings

adjectiveprimetime (not comparable)
  1. alternativenot comparableAlternative form of prime time.

    Even mainstream, primetime narratives in the domestic sphere, for instance, now provide unremarkable reflections on the now naive and overly optimistic promises of cybertech, the high-techs, and dotcoms.

    2003, Anna Everett, John T. Caldwell, New Media: Theories and Practices of Digitextuality

Origin

From prime + time.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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