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drive time

drive time noun: the time it takes to drive between two points.

Noun

drive time (countable and uncountable, plural drive times)

  1. The time it takes to drive between two points.
    • My commute drive time is usually 45 minutes, but it can be 20 if I leave at 5:30am.
    • Drive time to the park from the Interstate is 40 minutes.
  2. The time of the day when most people commute to work, regarded as a popular time to listen to the radio.
    • Mornings and afternoons are called "drive time" because that is when most people are driving. When people commute they tend to listen to the radio, thus drive time is primetime when it comes to total number of radio listeners. During drive time, radio stations have a captive audience.2007, Chris Schneider, Starting Your Career in Broadcasting page 212
    Synonyms:
    driving time

Synonyms of drive time

Forms of drive time

pluraldrive times
alternative formdrivetime
alternative formdrive-time

Questions about drive time

What does drive time mean?
Drive time means the time it takes to drive between two points.
What part of speech is drive time?
Drive time is a noun.
What is the plural of drive time?
The plural of drive time is drive times.

Words near drive time in the dictionary

  1. drive stick
  2. drive the porcelain bus
  3. drive through
  4. drive thru
  5. drive thrus
  6. drive time
  7. drive times
  8. drive to distraction
  9. drive to drink
  10. drive train
  11. drive trains

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