drive time
noun
: a time during rush hour when radio audiences are swelled by commuters listening to car radios
Examples of drive time in a Sentence
Her show airs during the morning drive time.
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These detours normally take about 20 minutes to complete, though the redistribution of traffic due to the I-65 closure may lead to longer drive times.
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Leo Bertucci, Louisville Courier Journal, 30 Aug. 2025
Perhaps most crucially, its new flash-charging technology can take drivers 670 miles on a single charge, with 250 miles of drive time for every five minutes of recharge—as fast as pumping gas.
—Vivienne Walt, Fortune, 29 July 2025
Local air service is great, but more and more often air service can be accessed at other airports where the drive time is likely less than consumers in Nassau County Long Island need to allocate to get to LaGuardia Airport.
—Michael Boyd, Forbes.com, 17 July 2025
According to Google Maps, visiting both Tennessee Buc-ee's locations, plus the one in Smiths Grove, covers more than 400 miles and takes around 8 hours of total drive time.
—Diana Leyva, The Tennessean, 11 July 2025
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Leo Bertucci, Louisville Courier Journal, 30 Aug. 2025
Perhaps most crucially, its new flash-charging technology can take drivers 670 miles on a single charge, with 250 miles of drive time for every five minutes of recharge—as fast as pumping gas.
—Vivienne Walt, Fortune, 29 July 2025
Local air service is great, but more and more often air service can be accessed at other airports where the drive time is likely less than consumers in Nassau County Long Island need to allocate to get to LaGuardia Airport.
—Michael Boyd, Forbes.com, 17 July 2025
According to Google Maps, visiting both Tennessee Buc-ee's locations, plus the one in Smiths Grove, covers more than 400 miles and takes around 8 hours of total drive time.
—Diana Leyva, The Tennessean, 11 July 2025
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“Drive time.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/drive%20time. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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