airtime

air +‎ time

• Audio (US)

  (file)

airtime (countable and uncountable, plural airtimes)

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. (by extension) The duration spent talking during a conversation.
   • 2017 May 17, “Critical to your team's culture: Equal air time”, in SmartBrief‎, retrieved 2021-09-15:

     Let them know you’re looking to create a loosely held balance of air time and want to hear from everyone.

   • 2023, Eleanor Catton, Birnam Wood, page 109:

     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, […]

3. The chargeable use of a mobile phone, either in minutes or in units dependent on the use or traffic.
4. The period during which a person riding a rollercoaster or similar ride experiences a feeling of weightlessness.

• airspace

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