How to Use post time in a Sentence

post time

noun
  • At this rate the group will not be in their section for post time.
    — Kalyn Kahler, SI.com, 11 June 2018
  • One of my biggest pet peeves is race tracks move post time all over the place.
    — Jeff Nahill, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Sep. 2022
  • Ludvig at post time was tied for the league lead in scoring from the blue line.
    — Dylan Bumbarger, oregonlive, 13 Oct. 2019
  • Five of the last 10, and eight of the last 14 winners were the post time favorite.
    — Jay Ginsbach, Forbes, 19 Mar. 2021
  • The most common bit of advice, submitted by many, was to stop dragging the post time.
    — Los Angeles Times, 19 Sep. 2019
  • There is still a chance of more rain with a little under two hours to go until post time, but the worst appears to have passed.
    — Greg Rosenstein, NBC news, 4 May 2025
  • But know that just 3 of the last 15 post time favorites in the Risen Star have won the race.
    — Jay Ginsbach, Forbes, 18 Feb. 2023
  • The chance of rain drops to 0% by post time Saturday evening with sunny skies and a high of 86.
    — Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 16 May 2025
  • The 156th Travers Stakes (Race 13, post time approx.
    — Jared Welch, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2025
  • The Puma was out, less than 12 hours before post time, because of a swollen leg from a skin infection.
    — Stephen Whyno, Chicago Tribune, 2 May 2026
  • Given this, savvy bettors wait to place their wager until just before post time to better ascertain the final odds.
    — Neil Greenberg, New York Times, 1 May 2026
  • Golden Tempo raced from an unfavorable ninth post and was one of four horses with 5-to-1 odds at post time.
    — Emily Ohman, New York Times, 6 June 2026
  • The later post time pushes crowds later into the night, disrupting the usual flow of post-race dining and nightlife that local businesses rely on.
    — Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 29 Apr. 2026
  • Twice in the last three years, and also in 2011, Repole brought a promising horse to the Derby and had to scratch him before post time.
    — Jay Posner, Los Angeles Times, 25 Apr. 2026
  • Either of the 6-1 co-second choices, Commandment or Further Ado, could wind up being favored at post time.
    — Jay Posner, Los Angeles Times, 29 Apr. 2026
  • The numbers are at post time; Fromm-Delorme is going to go up to 45 and Klassen down to 38 in the review of Tuesday’s game.
    — Dylan Bumbarger, oregonlive, 11 Jan. 2023
  • With jockey Jose Ortiz, who earned his first Derby victory, Golden Tempo was a 23-1 long shot at post time with betting odds consistently shifting in the hours leading up to the race.
    — Zach Powell, New York Times, 6 May 2026
  • Magnitude had descended in the track’s estimation from the 2-1 morning line by post time to go off at 7-2, but Bracket Buster, who went off at 17-1 to place, pleased his trainer Victoria Oliver by stepping smartly out of the pack to challenge Sovereignty briefly at the top of the stretch.
    — Guy Martin, Forbes.com, 24 Aug. 2025

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