playing time

noun

: the amount of time that a team member is allowed to play during a game

Her teammates were complaining about their lack of playing time.

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The 22-year-old is the academy full-back Ancelotti has shown most faith in recently, although the coach has still only given him 67 minutes of playing time across three games. —

Mario Cortegana, The Athletic, 7 Feb. 2025 Hurts began as a backup behind Carson Wentz, but poor play by Wentz led Hurts to get playing time late in his rookie season. —

Greg Rosenstein, NBC News, 4 Feb. 2025 Davit plays forward for De La Salle, jockeying for playing time on a roster flush with nine seniors. —

Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 29 Jan. 2025 Shortstop Zach Neto is recovering from surgery on his right shoulder last November, giving Kingery another possible path to playing time in 2025. —

Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 24 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for playing time