screen time
noun
1
: the amount of time someone or something appears on screen in a movie or television show
… the widespread practice of product placement (in which companies buy screen time for their brands) …—
Celia Wren
Celia WrenPeck's role is only a cameo—23 minutes of screen time scattered through six and a half hours of edited film …—John Skow
John Skow2
: time spent watching television, playing a video game, or using an electronic device with a screen (such as a smartphone or tablet)
Concerns about children spending too much time on digital devices—'screen time'—and becoming overdependent on these devices are very real for many teachers and parents.—Nicky Hockly
Nicky HocklyIf yours is like most American families with kids under age 5, your child probably watches between three and four hours of television a day. That's a lot of screen time …—Debra Kent
Debra KentExamples of screen time in a Sentence
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And while the character saw limited screen time in the past, Dodd joins just as Francesca’s storyline is blossoming.
—Kalia Richardson, Rolling Stone, 18 May 2024
Janis Collins Winehouse’s mother, then named Janis Winehouse (played by Juliet Cowan), has very little screen time in Back to Black.
—Armani Syed, TIME, 17 May 2024
Men get very little screen time in your film, but this story revolves around the trauma caused by problematic men.
—Christopher Vourlias, Variety, 16 May 2024
Bess Friday Of course, Krebs isn’t the only person to cut down on screen time.
—Kelsey Mulvey, Sunset Magazine, 16 May 2024
Boys today are more violent, more addicted to screen time, more lonely, and more likely to die by suicide than girls are.
—Courtney E. Martin, The Christian Science Monitor, 14 May 2024
Goldsberry explained that the show allows for the four leads to support one another rather than compete for screen time.
—Tyler Coates, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 May 2024
But Hacks would not be Hacks if its stars spent all their screen time apart.
—Judy Berman, TIME, 3 May 2024
With brief screen time for a cameo, Jason Momoa manages to both ham it up and show off some impressive combat skills, slinging extraterrestrial guns, swinging the character’s gold cape and delivering inspiring speeches with panache.
—Jack Smart, Peoplemag, 3 May 2024
Kalia Richardson, Rolling Stone, 18 May 2024
Janis Collins Winehouse’s mother, then named Janis Winehouse (played by Juliet Cowan), has very little screen time in Back to Black.
—Armani Syed, TIME, 17 May 2024
Men get very little screen time in your film, but this story revolves around the trauma caused by problematic men.
—Christopher Vourlias, Variety, 16 May 2024
Bess Friday Of course, Krebs isn’t the only person to cut down on screen time.
—Kelsey Mulvey, Sunset Magazine, 16 May 2024
Boys today are more violent, more addicted to screen time, more lonely, and more likely to die by suicide than girls are.
—Courtney E. Martin, The Christian Science Monitor, 14 May 2024
Goldsberry explained that the show allows for the four leads to support one another rather than compete for screen time.
—Tyler Coates, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 May 2024
But Hacks would not be Hacks if its stars spent all their screen time apart.
—Judy Berman, TIME, 3 May 2024
With brief screen time for a cameo, Jason Momoa manages to both ham it up and show off some impressive combat skills, slinging extraterrestrial guns, swinging the character’s gold cape and delivering inspiring speeches with panache.
—Jack Smart, Peoplemag, 3 May 2024
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“Screen time.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/screen%20time. Accessed 23 May. 2024.
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