screen time

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[ skreen tahym ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

the amount of time devoted to a particular actor, topic, plot line, etc., in a film or TV show:
The female characters got less screen time than the male characters in all the film festival nominations.
Digital Technology. the amount of time a person spends watching or interacting with content on the screen of a computer, phone, TV, gaming console, etc.:
��'s the maximum amount of screen time recommended for children under two?

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Word History and Origins

Origin of screen time¹

First recorded in 1915–20, and in 1990–95 screen time fordef 2

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Example Sentences

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“The fact that he can put across those nuances and those incongruities in so little screen time, that’s a really special actor. That’s the scene, that’s the performance, that’s the actor that you remember, the one that you went in never having heard of.”

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Watching the 48-year-old Bernthal in action is a reminder why he’s such an in-demand star, known for delivering memorable performances with minimal screen time.

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Her high screen time percentage is the great equalizer, making her as much of a cartoon super villain as she is a dangerous and out-of-touch fearmonger.

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Meanwhile, Lee is an earthy bohemian goddess who spends much of her screen time gardening.

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You come out of the theater realizing that your hunky idol had negligible screen time — at least you think so.

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