airtime
nounEtymology From air + time.
1
The duration during which a radio or television program (or part of one) is transmitted.
- Can you get me some airtime for my latest single?
2
Broadly The duration spent talking during a conversation.
- Let them know you’re looking to create a loosely held balance of air time and want to hear from everyone.2017 May 17, “Critical to your team's culture: Equal air time”, in SmartBrief, retrieved 15 Sep 2021:
- And all sorts of people who have traditionally been excluded are now being let in and given a voice, and they're pushing you out and reducing your airtime, and threatening your privilege, […]2023, Eleanor Catton, Birnam Wood, page 109:
3
The chargeable use of a mobile phone, either in minutes or in units dependent on the use or traffic.
4
The period of freefall after jumping.
5
The period during which a person riding a rollercoaster or similar ride experiences a feeling of weightlessness.
- Related terms
- airspace