Prime time
adj, noun
adj, noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The block of programming on television during the middle of the evening, usually between 7:00 pm and 11:00 pm. uncountable
- 2 the hours between 7 and 11 p.m. when the largest tv audience is available wordnet
- 3 The busiest or most important period. uncountable
"Mass-produced mithai are readily available online, but these five independent shops make their sweets by hand every day, offering their local South Asian communities a taste of the familiar. Diwali is their prime time."
- 4 Maturity; the state at which a person or product will be accepted by the mainstream. figuratively, uncountable
"It took years longer than proponents had hoped, but wireless data is ready for prime time."
- 5 Spring. obsolete, uncountable
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- 6 A new period or time of youthfulness; the beginning of something. obsolete, uncountable
Adjective
- 1 Showing or broadcasting during prime time. not-comparable
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More examples"Mass-produced mithai are readily available online, but these five independent shops make their sweets by hand every day, offering their local South Asian communities a taste of the familiar. Diwali is their prime time."