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Golden time
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- 1 Synonym of golden hour.; The first sixty minutes after a traumatic injury. countable, uncountable
"[…] the golden time has already passed before the physician starts prompt treatment."
- 2 Synonym of golden hour.; The time of day near sunrise or sunset. countable, uncountable
"It was the golden time of the afternoon then, and the captain said to himself, "Golden sun, golden sea, golden sails, golden leaves, golden love, golden youth, a golden state of things altogether! ""
- 3 Synonym of golden hour.; The Japanese analog to American prime time. countable, uncountable
"The overall (6:00 a.m. to midnight) audience rating per time slot didn't change, but the golden time ( 7:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. ) audience ratings decreased while the midnight to 2:00 a.m. rate increased."
- 4 Synonym of golden hour.; Overtime hours in the television or film industry, when additional money is paid. countable, uncountable
"But a Saturday job for a crew already on golden time calls for double golden time, which is five times the regular wage."
- 5 A period of ease, happiness, virtue, or flourishing. countable, uncountable
"Would he were wasted, marrow, bones, and all, That from his loins no hopeful branch may spring, To cross me from the golden time I look for."
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- 6 The optimal time for accomplishing a specific task. countable, uncountable
"The general practitioner, either through ignorance or indifference, neglects his cases of insanity, and too often allows the "golden time" for treatment, i.e., during the incipiency, to pass before recognizing the insanity or considering it of any consequence."
- 7 Unstructured time when schoolchildren are allowed to choose their own activities as a reward for good behavior. countable, uncountable
"In more severe cases children may lose golden time and spend the time discussing with an adult what they did wrong and setting themselves targets for improving their behaviour."
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