noun · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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Pronunciation
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Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
The duration during which a radio or television program (or part of one) is transmitted.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Examples
Can you get me some airtime for my latest single?
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
The duration spent talking during a conversation.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: broadly, countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
The chargeable use of a mobile phone, either in minutes or in units dependent on the use or traffic.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
noun
Meaning 4
The period of freefall after jumping.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
5
noun
Meaning 5
The period during which a person riding a rollercoaster or similar ride experiences a feeling of weightlessness.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
From air + time.
Across languages
Translations
28 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Afrikaans:
lugtyd
— duration of transmission
Chinese Mandarin:
廣播時間 /广播时间
(guǎngbō shíjiān)
— duration of transmission
Czech:
vysílací čas
— duration of transmission
Czech:
prostor ve vysílání
— duration of transmission
Danish:
sendetid
— duration of transmission
Dutch:
zendtijd
— duration of transmission
Finnish:
lähetysaika
— duration of transmission
French:
temps d'antenne
— duration of transmission
German:
Sendezeit
— duration of transmission
Hindi:
एयरटाइम
(eyarṭāim)
— duration of transmission
Korean:
방송
(bangsong)
— duration of transmission
Latvian:
ētera laika
— duration of transmission
Macedonian:
емитување
(emituvanje)
— duration of transmission
Norwegian Nynorsk:
sendetid
— duration of transmission
Polish:
czas antenowy
— duration of transmission
Portuguese:
tempo de transmissão
— duration of transmission
Romanian:
timpi de antenă
— duration of transmission
Russian:
эфи́рное вре́мя
(efírnoje vrémja)
— duration of transmission
Serbo-Croatian:
време емитовања
— duration of transmission
Spanish:
tiempo en antena
— duration of transmission
Swedish:
sändningstid
— duration of transmission
Ukrainian:
ефірний час
(efirnyj čas)
— duration of transmission
Chinese Mandarin:
通話時間 /通话时间
(tōnghuà shíjiān)
— chargeable use of mobile phone usage
Finnish:
puheaika
— chargeable use of mobile phone usage
Spanish:
tiempo aire
— chargeable use of mobile phone usage
Spanish:
tiempo facturable
— chargeable use of mobile phone usage
Swahili:
muda wa maongezi
— chargeable use of mobile phone usage
Swedish:
användningstid
— chargeable use of mobile phone usage