How to Use prime time in a Sentence

prime time

noun
Definition of prime timenext
  • He's the best actor in prime time.
  • The program is being shown during prime time.
  • Sure looked that way in prime time against the Vikings.
    — Arkansas Online, 26 Oct. 2022
  • This will be the first time that WWE will air on the network in prime time.
    — Michelle Chapman, Fortune, 21 Sep. 2023
  • The Packers will play their next game in prime time, too.
    — Mark Inabinett | Minabinett@al.com, al, 17 Nov. 2022
  • But the loss proved the Patriots aren’t ready for prime time, yet.
    — Ben Volin, BostonGlobe.com, 25 Sep. 2022
  • Denver has played in prime time four times in the first six weeks of the NFL’s 2022 season.
    — Mark Inabinett | Minabinett@al.com, al, 17 Oct. 2022
  • It’s played in prime time, people have more time to sit down and watch.
    — Jack Bantock, CNN, 26 Feb. 2024
  • Now that was a speech that would have been worth hearing in prime time.
    — Jennifer Vanasco, NPR, 17 June 2024
  • Those years are prime time for finding a mate for life.
    — Nancy Glowinski, Los Angeles Times, 26 Aug. 2022
  • The formula looked ready for prime time on the homepage.
    — Mark Bergen, The Atlantic, 5 Sep. 2022
  • Will starting times be tweaked for the benefit of prime time in the East?
    — Mirjam Swanson, Orange County Register, 18 July 2024
  • Tune into the Taurus new moon on the 8th which is prime time to get in touch with what needs to change.
    — Debbie Frank, Peoplemag, 8 May 2024
  • Thompson has been slow to shake up prime time on the flashship channel.
    — Stephen Battaglio, Los Angeles Times, 15 May 2024
  • Of all the seasons, the spring is prime time for new book releases.
    — Seth Combs, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Mar. 2024
  • The second half of the summer season looks to be a prime time for stargazers.
    — Leada Gore | Lgore@al.com, al, 2 Aug. 2022
  • The results spoke for themselves as the Vikings got baptized by the Packers in prime time.
    — Dane Mizutani, Twin Cities, 2 Jan. 2024
  • The summer is prime time to create a capsule wardrobe full of easy-to-wear pieces.
    — Frances Solá-Santiago, refinery29.com, 27 June 2022
  • Some aren’t profitable and are therefore not ready for prime time.
    — Kyle Cerminara, Forbes, 9 Aug. 2022
  • The Pacific time zone allows it to be televised in prime time in the East.
    — Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 May 2024
  • Pickett has taken the NFL world by storm the last two weeks with back-to-back comebacks on prime time.
    — Dan Labbe, cleveland, 8 Jan. 2023
  • For one thing, the NBC telecast marked the first time a college football game was shown at night in prime time.
    — Eddie Timanus, USA TODAY, 9 Sep. 2022
  • Age 13 is a prime time for sleepovers, so why not gift her a luxe weekend bag?
    — Emily Burack, Town & Country, 14 Nov. 2022
  • Tax season is prime time for tax scams, according to the IRS.
    — Adriana Morga, Chicago Tribune, 13 Apr. 2023
  • Gather your puzzles, board games, craft projects and books for prime time.
    — Jessica Roy, Los Angeles Times, 4 Jan. 2023
  • Fox News has carried the hearings held in the daytime, while Fox Business has aired the ones held in prime time.
    — Jon Healey, Los Angeles Times, 15 Dec. 2022
  • The hearing, which will be televised in prime time, is the first in a series that will run throughout June.
    — New York Times, 7 June 2022
  • Fourth, Biden knows the Palestinian issue isn’t ready for prime time.
    — Aaron David Miller, CNN, 4 Jan. 2023
  • Newsmax aired much of the first prime time hearing live, while criticizing it the rest of the time.
    — Brian Stelter, CNN, 22 July 2022
  • Winter is also prime time for spotting Steller’s sea eagles, which are one of the world’s largest eagles and can weigh up to 20 pounds.
    — Kristen Pope, Travel + Leisure, 8 June 2024

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