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prime time
prime timen. The time between 8 and 11 pm or between 7 and 10 pm, depending on the time zone, in the United States and Canada, especially with respect to programming on television and cable networks. On Sunday, prime time begins an hour earlier.
prime′time′ (prīm′tīm′) adj.prime time n (Broadcasting) the peak viewing time on television, for which advertising rates are the highest adj (Broadcasting) occurring during or designed for prime time: a primetime drama. prime′ time′
n. the hours, generally between 7 and 11 p.m., considered to have the largest television audience of the day. [1955–60] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | prime time - the hours between 7 and 11 p.m. when the largest tv audience is availableclock time, time - a reading of a point in time as given by a clock; "do you know what time it is?"; "the time is 10 o'clock" |
Translationsprime1 (praim) adjective1. first or most important. the prime minister; a matter of prime importance. 重要的 重要的2. best. in prime condition. 最好的 最好的 noun the best part (of a person's etc life, usually early middle age). He is in his prime; the prime of life. 全盛時期 全盛时期ˈprimary adjective1. first or most important. his primary concern. 主要的 主要的2. of the first level or stage. a primary school. 初級的 初级的ˈprimarily (praiˈmerəli) adverb chiefly; in the first place. I wrote the play primarily as a protest, and only secondarily as entertainment. 起初，首先 起初，首先 primary colours (of pigments, but not of light) those colours from which all others can be made, ie red, blue and yellow. 原色 原色prime minister the chief minister of a government. 首相，總理 首相，总理 prime number a number that can only be divided without a remainder by itself and 1, eg 3, 5, 7, 31. 質數 质数ˈprime time noun the evening hours, the time when most viewers are watching television. The programme will be broadcast during prime time. 黃金時段 黄金时段 adjectiveprime-time advertising. 黃金時段的 黄金时段的
prime time
prime time(From TV programming) Normal high-usage hours on atime-sharing system; the day shift. Avoidance of prime timewas traditionally given as a major reason for night modehacking. The rise of the personal workstation has renderedthis term, along with time-sharing itself, almost obsolete.The hackish tendency to late-night hacking runs has changednot a bit.FinancialSeeprimeprime time
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