Used in a Sentence

playtime

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for playtime.

Editorial note

Cat requires playtime or they ruin your stuff and can be annoying.

Examples9
Definitions4
Parts of speech1

Quick take

The duration of a recording.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of playtime gathered in one view.

noun

The duration of a recording.

noun

(countable, uncountable) Time for play or diversion.

noun

(UK, Australia, countable, uncountable) A time when children can play outside during the school day.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for playtime.

noun

The duration of a recording.

noun

(countable, uncountable) Time for play or diversion.

noun

(UK, Australia, countable, uncountable) A time when children can play outside during the school day.

noun

(figurative, uncountable) A duration of time when one is not as serious or committed as one could be, especially in a conflict of sorts.

Example sentences

1

Cat requires playtime or they ruin your stuff and can be annoying.

2

I have 28 hours of playtime but the game only shows me at 17% completion - its massive and detailed open world is stunning.

3

No matter how productive my day was, I will not miss reading a book for an hour, I will not miss my long walks and I ll never miss my playtime with my kid.

4

I have walked at least a handful of people through playing DF (without DFHack or other mods), and eight hours playtime is not sufficient for learning some of the things necessary for survival (e.g.

5

All my games run on Desktop, but things like Flappy Bird just don't get much playtime on Desktop, it's popular because they're played in 'throwaway-time' on the bus, or in a bar when your friend is waiting in line to buy some drinks.

6

You get longer playtime than a 7" single.

7

I might still need some "playtime" to grok the system but the one truism of large software is that data is always getting shoved from one big complicated system to another, and I can usually identify boundaries on those systems to narrow the search space.

Quote examples

1

You get longer playtime than a 7" single.

2

I might still need some "playtime" to grok the system but the one truism of large software is that data is always getting shoved from one big complicated system to another, and I can usually identify boundaries on those systems to narrow the search space.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use playtime in a sentence?

Cat requires playtime or they ruin your stuff and can be annoying.

What does playtime mean?

The duration of a recording.

What part of speech is playtime?

playtime is commonly used as noun.