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drivetime

drivetime is the alternative spelling of drive time.

Meaning of drive time

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.
  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

Forms of drivetime

pluraldrivetimes
alternative formdrive-time

Origin of drivetime

From drive + time.

Questions about drivetime

What is drivetime the alternative spelling of?
Drivetime is the alternative spelling of drive time.

Words near drivetime in the dictionary

  1. drivest
  2. driveth
  3. drivethrough
  4. drivethroughs
  5. drivethru
  6. drivetime
  7. drivetimes
  8. drivetrain
  9. drivetrains
  10. driveway
  11. driveway access

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Adapted from Wiktionary: drivetime (page history and authors); drive time (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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