Phrase guide

prime time

adj · noun · 7 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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1

adj

Meaning 1

Showing or broadcasting during prime time.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Topics: broadcasting, media, radio, television

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2

noun

Meaning 2

The block of programming on television during the middle of the evening, usually between 7:00 pm and 11:00 pm.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

Topics: broadcasting, media, radio, television

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3

noun

Meaning 3

The busiest or most important period.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

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4

noun

Meaning 4

Maturity; the state at which a person or product will be accepted by the mainstream.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: figuratively, uncountable

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5

noun

Meaning 5

Spring.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: obsolete, uncountable

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6

noun

Meaning 6

A new period or time of youthfulness; the beginning of something.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: obsolete, uncountable

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7

noun

Meaning 7

the hours between 7 and 11 p.m. when the largest tv audience is available

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: clock time, time

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

37 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: hora punta — block of television programming
  • Chinese Mandarin: 黃金時段 /黄金时段 (huángjīn shíduàn) — block of television programming
  • Chinese Mandarin: 黃金時間 /黄金时间 (huángjīn shíjiān) — block of television programming
  • Finnish: paras katseluaika — block of television programming
  • Finnish: paras kuunteluaika — block of television programming
  • French: première partie de soirée — block of television programming
  • French: heure de plus grande écoute — block of television programming
  • Galician: horario central — block of television programming
  • Galician: horario estelar — block of television programming
  • Galician: horario de máxima audiencia — block of television programming
  • German: Hauptsendezeit — block of television programming
  • German: Prime Time — block of television programming
  • Hebrew: זְמַן שִׂיא (zmán si') — block of television programming
  • Hebrew: שְׁעַת הַשִּׁיא (sh'át si') — block of television programming
  • Hungarian: főműsoridő — block of television programming
  • Irish: príomh-am — block of television programming
  • Irish: príomh-am sceidil — block of television programming
  • Italian: prima serata — block of television programming
  • Japanese: ゴールデンタイム (gōrudentaimu) — block of television programming
  • Japanese: プライムタイム (puraimutaimu) — block of television programming
  • Korean: 황금 시간대 (hwanggeum sigandae) — block of television programming
  • Korean: 골든 타임 (goldeun taim) — block of television programming
  • Korean: 프라임 타임 (peuraim taim) — block of television programming
  • Macedonian: ударно време (udarno vreme) — block of television programming
  • Malay: masa perdana — block of television programming
  • Malay: masa prima — block of television programming
  • Malay: waktu perdana — block of television programming
  • Malay: waktu prima — block of television programming
  • Polish: prime time — block of television programming
  • Portuguese: horário nobre — block of television programming
  • Russian: прайм-та́йм (prajm-tájm) — block of television programming
  • Russian: лу́чшее эфи́рное вре́мя (lúčšeje efírnoje vrémja) — block of television programming
  • Spanish: horario central — block of television programming
  • Spanish: horario estelar — block of television programming
  • Spanish: horario de máxima audiencia — block of television programming
  • Swedish: bästa sändningstid — block of television programming
  • Ukrainian: прайм-та́йм (prajm-tájm) — block of television programming