How to Use drive time in a Sentence

drive time

noun
  • Her show airs during the morning drive time.
  • The drive time without stops is around 6 to 8 hours.
    — Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 19 Feb. 2026
  • During rush hour, Google Maps shows drive times of nearly two hours.
    — Catherine Odom, Miami Herald, 3 May 2026
  • Grab the umbrella, dress the kids in rain gear, and leave extra drive time in the morning.
    — Tammie Souza, CBS News, 27 Mar. 2026
  • About 140 miles north with a drive time of about 2 hours, 15 minutes.
    — Michael Salerno, AZCentral.com, 1 Dec. 2025
  • Many in-state travelers drive; from Houston or Austin, drive times range from seven to nine hours.
    — Carrie Dennis, Travel + Leisure, 4 Dec. 2025
  • For travelers, that translates to potentially longer routes, last-minute re-routes, or slower drive times.
    — Bailey Berg, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 June 2026
  • If commuting, allow extra drive time to reach your destination safely.
    — Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 17 Oct. 2025
  • If commuting, allow extra drive time to reach your destination safely.
    — Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 29 Dec. 2025
  • If commuting, allow extra drive time to reach your destination safely.
    — Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 30 Dec. 2025
  • If commuting, allow extra drive time to reach your destination safely.
    — Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 20 Dec. 2025
  • If commuting, allow extra drive time to reach your destination safely.
    — Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 15 Dec. 2025
  • If commuting, allow extra drive time to reach your destination safely.
    — Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 18 Dec. 2025
  • If commuting, allow extra drive time to reach your destination safely.
    — Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 25 Nov. 2025
  • If commuting, allow extra drive time to reach your destination safely.
    — Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 26 Nov. 2025
  • If commuting, allow extra drive time to reach your destination safely.
    — Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 27 Nov. 2025
  • If commuting, allow extra drive time to reach your destination safely.
    — Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 16 Oct. 2025
  • The pair did complain about the line and the drive times to get into the stadium, but still were overwhelmingly satisfied with their experience.
    — Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 June 2026
  • Two studies by our team documented the drive time in Arizona is over two hours for opioid treatment in rural communities.
    — Brian Mann, NPR, 28 May 2026
  • Music, both as one character’s defining trait and as a story-telling device — snippets of pop tunes across decades swiftly drive time shifts in the play’s first two acts — is a major aspect.
    — Christopher Smith, Oc Register, 9 May 2026
  • Perhaps that drive time was determined earlier this year when I-70 was shut down or had reduced lanes because bridges were being replaced.
    — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 27 May 2026
  • During rush hour, drive time can easily double or triple, especially if construction, weather or crashes intervene.
    — The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 13 May 2026
  • These detours normally take about 20 minutes to complete, though the redistribution of traffic due to the I-65 closure may lead to longer drive times.
    — Leo Bertucci, Louisville Courier Journal, 30 Aug. 2025
  • The company is setting up small delivery stations to serve a group of nearby communities based on travel drive time, customer demand, and delivery efficiency, the company said.
    — Anne D'innocenzio, Fortune, 16 May 2026
  • Driive, a scheduling tool with drive-time in mind, built a scheduling engine that bakes drive time into every booking so technicians roll onto jobs that fit the route rather than one that prioritizes the customers’ schedule in isolation.
    — Joe Toscano, Forbes.com, 18 June 2026
  • Driverless cars and flying taxis may still be on the agenda, but the new 55 dirham ($15) route from Abu Dhabi to Fujairah — cutting about 40 minutes of drive time — has long been anticipated by road-weary residents.
    — Kelsey Warner, semafor.com, 24 June 2026

Some of these examples are programmatically compiled from various online sources to illustrate current usage of the word 'drive time.' Any opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback about these examples.

Last Updated: