prime timen.²

Brit.

/ˈprʌɪm tʌɪm/, U.S.

/ˈpraɪm ˌtaɪm/

Forms: see prime adj. and adv. and time n., int., and conj.; also 1500s primtyme, 1500s prymtyme; Scottish pre-1700 prymtym.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: prime adj., time n.

Etymology: < prime adj. + time n. In sense 1, and perhaps also sense 2, after Middle French printemps (see prime temps n.). With senses 1 and 2 compare earlier prime temps n.

†1. Springtime, spring. Obsolete.In quot. 1873 a modernization of Chaucer. Cf. quot. a1425² at prime temps n.

ΘΚΠ

the world > time > period > year > season > [noun] > spring

LenteneOE

LentlOE

warea1300

verec1325

vera1382

vere-time1382

springing timea1387

springinga1398

springa1400

prime tempsa1425

the spring of the year1481

grass1485

springtime1495

prime time1503

sap-time?1523

spring tide1530

(the) spring of the leaf1538

prime1541

prime tide1549

voar1629

vernal season1644

vernal1654

outcome1672

Lent term1691

blossom-time1713

open water1759

rabi1783

budding-timea1807

ware-time1820

growing season1845

1503 tr. Kalendayr Shyppars sig. aiii iiii. sayssons the qwych ar:..Prymtym [Fr. printemps], sommer, antom, & wynter.

a1533 Ld. Berners tr. A. de Guevara Golden Bk. M. Aurelius (1537) xiv. sig. Gvij^v If a tree beareth not in Primetime his flowers, we hope not to haue the fruite in haruest ripe.

1548 Hall's Vnion: Henry VII f. iiii^v In y^e pryme tyme of the yere he toke his iorney towardes Yorke.

1610 Bible (Douay) II. Jer. xxiv. 2 Good figges: as the figges of the prime time are wont to be.

1711 Godfridus Knowl. Things Unknown xxiv. 49 Prime time is the Spring of the Year, containing February, March and April.

1753 R. Dyer Carnation 13 Yet I as fresh and fair appear, As in the prime time of the Year; And all my Virgin Bloom I bring, Like Flora on her Zephyr's Wing.

1862 Littell's Living Age 31 May 411/2 Popularly, and poetically, prime means the dawn or spring of the day, as in a similar sense, the prime time of the year is spring, the French printemps.

1873 J. Ruskin Fors Clavigera III. xxxiv. 2 And full of froste, summer season; Prime-time, full of froste's white, And May, devoid of all delight.

†2. figurative. The beginning or early period of youth, life, the world, etc. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > time > relative time > the future or time to come > newness or novelty > [noun] > newness, freshness, or originality > early stage of existence or the world

prime timea1556

boyhood?1577

youth1604

pupillage1606

youthhood1828

foretime1853

earlies1927

a1556 Ld. Vaux in R. Edwards Paradyse Daynty Deuises (1576) 12 For nowe I see, howe voyde youth is of skill, I see also his prime time and his end.

1576 G. Pettie Petite Pallace 221 Those children which are destined to death in the prime time of their lyfe, are farre more wittie, discreete, & perfect euery way, then those who haue longe time graunted them to liue on earth.

1587 Sir P. Sidney & A. Golding tr. P. de Mornay Trewnesse Christian Relig. xxvi. 459 It befell in the primetyme of the world.

1637 J. Taylor Funeral Elegie l. 141 Thus in his Prime time, when his wit was prime, His mother chanc'd to match the second time.

a1664 H. Fleet in E. D. Neill Founders of Maryland (1876) 37 In my infancy and prime time of youth,..I was for many years together compelled to live amongst these people.

1775 Price of Lady's Gown 1 In prime time of our youth we should The seeds of learning sow.

1842 Promethean Jan. 7/1 The young poet in the prime-time of his life..opens his fond eye,..in love for all humanity.

a. Broadcasting. The time of day when a radio or television audience is expected to be at its largest; the television or radio programmes broadcast at this time. Also in extended use.

ΘΚΠ

society > communication > broadcasting > [noun] > time of broadcast or place in schedule

fixed point1778

time1924

airtime1931

spot1937

adjacency1947

prime time1947

airdate1950

space1956

slotting1959

airspace1960

time slot1962

slot1964

strand1979

the world > time > particular time > [noun] > the time or time of day > peak-time or prime-time

prime time1971

1947 Wall St. Jrnl. 29 Jan. 1/6 Columbia Broadcasting System, for instance, has an unsold hour of prime time on Tuesday nights, beginning at 9:30.

1964 Variety 2 Dec. 31/3 For the first time in years, WNBC-TV has copped the number one rating position in prime time, in the highly competitive N.Y. market.

1971 Daily Tel. 13 Feb. 15/7 A 2p coin will buy three minutes time for local calls in prime time and six minutes at night and weekends.

1978 G. Vidal Kalki vii. 179 Wasn't Kalki blown to bits before our very eyes on prime-time?

1994 Sunday Times 6 Mar. (Culture section) ix. 10/1 Meanwhile, in order to justify this primetime penisfest, Paglia was required to jabber on with her mixed assortment..of solipsistic banalities.

2003 U.S. News & World Rep. 9 June 30/1 It just shows that prime-time network television is still regarded as beachfront property.

b. [ < The Not Ready For Prime Time Players, the name of the troupe of comedians who performed on the U.S. television programme Saturday Night Live (1975–).] U.S. colloquial. not ready for prime time: not (yet) equal to the task; not quite having the qualities to be a success.

ΚΠ

1978 Post-Standard (Syracuse, N.Y.) 3 June 13/1 In Friday morning's heart-stopping repechage, SU's Not Ready For Prime Time Dancers [sc. Syracuse University's second-string rowing boat]..bolted to a full length lead after just 100..meters.

1992 Time 19 Oct. 34/2 A series of flaps..only added to the popular view that Quayle was not ready for prime time.

2002 Science 9 Aug. 923/3 None of these efforts can ensure the quality of the cell lines, many of which are not ready for prime time.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	prime time
释义	† prime timen.¹ Forms: see prime n.¹ and time n., int., and conj. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: prime n.¹, time n. Etymology: < prime n.¹ + time n. Compare Old Swedish prīms tīme . Compare earlier prime tide n. 1 and the Germanic parallels cited at that entry. Christian Church. Obsolete. The hour or time (in the early morning) of the daily office of prime; cf. prime n.¹ 1. ΘΚΠ society > faith > worship > canonical hours > prime (6 a.m.) > [noun] primeOE prime timec1440 prime-song1853 c1440 (?a1400) Morte Arthure 4105 They pype vpe at pryme tyme, approches theme nere. 1530 Myroure Oure Ladye (Fawkes) (1873) i. 12 Vespere, et mane & meridie..that is, By the morow, at pryme tyme, & at none, and at euensonge tyme. 1575 J. Hooker Order & Vsage of Keeping of Parlement (ed. 2) 15 And euery feriall day it should begin at mid prime time, and that houre... On the holy daies the parlement shall begin at the prime, because of the diuine seruice should be first heard. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online June 2018). prime timen.² Brit. /ˈprʌɪm tʌɪm/, U.S. /ˈpraɪm ˌtaɪm/ Forms: see prime adj. and adv. and time n., int., and conj.; also 1500s primtyme, 1500s prymtyme; Scottish pre-1700 prymtym. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: prime adj., time n. Etymology: < prime adj. + time n. In sense 1, and perhaps also sense 2, after Middle French printemps (see prime temps n.). With senses 1 and 2 compare earlier prime temps n. †1. Springtime, spring. Obsolete.In quot. 1873 a modernization of Chaucer. Cf. quot. a1425² at prime temps n. ΘΚΠ the world > time > period > year > season > [noun] > spring LenteneOE LentlOE warea1300 verec1325 vera1382 vere-time1382 springing timea1387 springinga1398 springa1400 prime tempsa1425 the spring of the year1481 grass1485 springtime1495 prime time1503 sap-time?1523 spring tide1530 (the) spring of the leaf1538 prime1541 prime tide1549 voar1629 vernal season1644 vernal1654 outcome1672 Lent term1691 blossom-time1713 open water1759 rabi1783 budding-timea1807 ware-time1820 growing season1845 1503 tr. Kalendayr Shyppars sig. aiii iiii. sayssons the qwych ar:..Prymtym [Fr. printemps], sommer, antom, & wynter. a1533 Ld. Berners tr. A. de Guevara Golden Bk. M. Aurelius (1537) xiv. sig. Gvij^v If a tree beareth not in Primetime his flowers, we hope not to haue the fruite in haruest ripe. 1548 Hall's Vnion: Henry VII f. iiii^v In y^e pryme tyme of the yere he toke his iorney towardes Yorke. 1610 Bible (Douay) II. Jer. xxiv. 2 Good figges: as the figges of the prime time are wont to be. 1711 Godfridus Knowl. Things Unknown xxiv. 49 Prime time is the Spring of the Year, containing February, March and April. 1753 R. Dyer Carnation 13 Yet I as fresh and fair appear, As in the prime time of the Year; And all my Virgin Bloom I bring, Like Flora on her Zephyr's Wing. 1862 Littell's Living Age 31 May 411/2 Popularly, and poetically, prime means the dawn or spring of the day, as in a similar sense, the prime time of the year is spring, the French printemps. 1873 J. Ruskin Fors Clavigera III. xxxiv. 2 And full of froste, summer season; Prime-time, full of froste's white, And May, devoid of all delight. †2. figurative. The beginning or early period of youth, life, the world, etc. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > time > relative time > the future or time to come > newness or novelty > [noun] > newness, freshness, or originality > early stage of existence or the world prime timea1556 boyhood?1577 youth1604 pupillage1606 youthhood1828 foretime1853 earlies1927 a1556 Ld. Vaux in R. Edwards Paradyse Daynty Deuises (1576) 12 For nowe I see, howe voyde youth is of skill, I see also his prime time and his end. 1576 G. Pettie Petite Pallace 221 Those children which are destined to death in the prime time of their lyfe, are farre more wittie, discreete, & perfect euery way, then those who haue longe time graunted them to liue on earth. 1587 Sir P. Sidney & A. Golding tr. P. de Mornay Trewnesse Christian Relig. xxvi. 459 It befell in the primetyme of the world. 1637 J. Taylor Funeral Elegie l. 141 Thus in his Prime time, when his wit was prime, His mother chanc'd to match the second time. a1664 H. Fleet in E. D. Neill Founders of Maryland (1876) 37 In my infancy and prime time of youth,..I was for many years together compelled to live amongst these people. 1775 Price of Lady's Gown 1 In prime time of our youth we should The seeds of learning sow. 1842 Promethean Jan. 7/1 The young poet in the prime-time of his life..opens his fond eye,..in love for all humanity. 3. a. Broadcasting. The time of day when a radio or television audience is expected to be at its largest; the television or radio programmes broadcast at this time. Also in extended use. ΘΚΠ society > communication > broadcasting > [noun] > time of broadcast or place in schedule fixed point1778 time1924 airtime1931 spot1937 adjacency1947 prime time1947 airdate1950 space1956 slotting1959 airspace1960 time slot1962 slot1964 strand1979 the world > time > particular time > [noun] > the time or time of day > peak-time or prime-time prime time1971 1947 Wall St. Jrnl. 29 Jan. 1/6 Columbia Broadcasting System, for instance, has an unsold hour of prime time on Tuesday nights, beginning at 9:30. 1964 Variety 2 Dec. 31/3 For the first time in years, WNBC-TV has copped the number one rating position in prime time, in the highly competitive N.Y. market. 1971 Daily Tel. 13 Feb. 15/7 A 2p coin will buy three minutes time for local calls in prime time and six minutes at night and weekends. 1978 G. Vidal Kalki vii. 179 Wasn't Kalki blown to bits before our very eyes on prime-time? 1994 Sunday Times 6 Mar. (Culture section) ix. 10/1 Meanwhile, in order to justify this primetime penisfest, Paglia was required to jabber on with her mixed assortment..of solipsistic banalities. 2003 U.S. News & World Rep. 9 June 30/1 It just shows that prime-time network television is still regarded as beachfront property. b. [ < The Not Ready For Prime Time Players, the name of the troupe of comedians who performed on the U.S. television programme Saturday Night Live (1975–).] U.S. colloquial. not ready for prime time: not (yet) equal to the task; not quite having the qualities to be a success. ΚΠ 1978 Post-Standard (Syracuse, N.Y.) 3 June 13/1 In Friday morning's heart-stopping repechage, SU's Not Ready For Prime Time Dancers [sc. Syracuse University's second-string rowing boat]..bolted to a full length lead after just 100..meters. 1992 Time 19 Oct. 34/2 A series of flaps..only added to the popular view that Quayle was not ready for prime time. 2002 Science 9 Aug. 923/3 None of these efforts can ensure the quality of the cell lines, many of which are not ready for prime time. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.¹c1440n.²1503
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