How to Use prime time in a Sentence

prime time

noun
  • He's the best actor in prime time.
  • The program is being shown during prime time.
  • The league wants us on prime time.
    — Logan Brown, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Mar. 2026
  • This will be the prime time of the storm.
    — Matthew Villafane, CBS News, 30 Nov. 2025
  • In any of these towns, evening is prime time.
    — Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 10 Mar. 2026
  • The videos will air in prime time next week, the network said.
    — Billy House, Bloomberg.com, 10 May 2020
  • Now that was a speech that would have been worth hearing in prime time.
    — Jennifer Vanasco, NPR, 17 June 2024
  • When the lights came on, Williams proved far more ready for prime time.
    — Howard Fendrich, Houston Chronicle, 26 Aug. 2019
  • Williams, who had 10 points and two steals, was ready for prime time.
    — Matt Le Cren, Chicago Tribune, 27 Feb. 2026
  • It’s played in prime time, people have more time to sit down and watch.
    — Jack Bantock, CNN, 26 Feb. 2024
  • If the offense isn’t ready for prime time, there will be nowhere to hide.
    — Chicago Tribune, 1 Sep. 2025
  • Fox will air a third Christmas game in prime time.
    — Dan Shanoff, New York Times, 7 May 2026
  • Once again many will be watching the Chiefs in prime time.
    — Jeff Fedotin, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026
  • For his part, Reiner was not gone from prime time long.
    — Thomas Doherty, HollywoodReporter, 29 Dec. 2025
  • Playing in prime time is the cost of being champs.
    — Brooks Kubena, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2026
  • Wardlaw is simply not ready for prime time.
    — Robert Steinbuch, Arkansas Online, 9 Jan. 2026
  • But what happens if that machine is not ready for prime time?
    — Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 21 Aug. 2025
  • Summer is prime time for fresh produce.
    — Kirsten Nunez, Martha Stewart, 19 June 2026
  • Thompson has been slow to shake up prime time on the flashship channel.
    — Stephen Battaglio, Los Angeles Times, 15 May 2024
  • The high school wrestling season goes into prime time this month.
    — Steve Fryer, Oc Register, 10 Jan. 2026
  • But for hikers, this is prime time to get out and explore the desert.
    — Roger Naylor, The Arizona Republic, 18 Jan. 2022
  • Now is the prime time to pick up these beauty deals before prices shoot back up.
    — Alyssa Grabinski, PEOPLE, 6 Oct. 2025
  • Fall is the prime time for planting garlic to grow your own large, plump cloves.
    — Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Sep. 2025
  • Midlife is prime time for prevention.
    — Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 22 Dec. 2025
  • Tax season is prime time for tax scams, O’Saben said.
    — Adriana Morga, Chicago Tribune, 15 Feb. 2026
  • Matthew Stafford and the Rams lit up the Bears in prime time.
    — Scott Horner, The Indianapolis Star, 17 Sep. 2021
  • With the grass so lush and green, spring seems like the prime time to give your lawn a healthy start to the year.
    — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 6 Mar. 2026
  • Even in prime time, when Fox is at its strongest, it has been stuck in third place.
    — Brian Stelter, CNN, 16 Jan. 2021
  • Of all the seasons, the spring is prime time for new book releases.
    — Seth Combs, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Mar. 2024
  • Go get your team to the playoffs in prime time against a team that has been living on the edge.
    — Dan Labbe, cleveland, 9 Jan. 2022

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