often attributive
: the time during which there is daylight
Examples of daytime in a Sentence
These animals are active during the daytime.
It's the best new show on daytime.
Recent Examples on the Web
Osman is known to millions in the UK as the presenter of BBC game show Richard Osman’s House of Games and spent years as quizmaster on daytime quiz Pointless.
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Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 17 June 2024
Some mosquitoes are daytime biters and others are most active in the early morning and late afternoon.
—Cindy Krischer Goodman, Sun Sentinel, 14 June 2024
The revered daytime talk show host and media mogul was set to appear on the news program on Tuesday (June 11), but needed medical attention.
—Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 12 June 2024
These aggressive daytime biters spread serious diseases outside L.A. like Zika virus, which can cause birth defects among pregnant patients, Chikungunya, which can cause serious long-term joint pain and dengue fever, which can cause high fever and body aches, and occasionally, death.
—Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 6 June 2024
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Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 17 June 2024
Some mosquitoes are daytime biters and others are most active in the early morning and late afternoon.
—Cindy Krischer Goodman, Sun Sentinel, 14 June 2024
The revered daytime talk show host and media mogul was set to appear on the news program on Tuesday (June 11), but needed medical attention.
—Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 12 June 2024
These aggressive daytime biters spread serious diseases outside L.A. like Zika virus, which can cause birth defects among pregnant patients, Chikungunya, which can cause serious long-term joint pain and dengue fever, which can cause high fever and body aches, and occasionally, death.
—Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 6 June 2024
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“Daytime.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/daytime. Accessed 4 Jul. 2024.
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daytime
noun
day·time
ˈdā-ˌtīm 
: the period of daylight
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