face time

1 of 2

noun

1

: the amount of time one spends appearing on television

2

: time spent in a face-to-face meeting with someone

3

: time spent at one's place of employment especially beyond normal work hours

FaceTime

2 of 2

verb

Face·​Time ˈfās-ˌtīm 

variants also Facetime

FaceTimed also Facetimed; FaceTiming also Facetiming; FaceTimes also Facetimes

transitive + intransitive

: to use the FaceTime service to make calls (see call entry 2 sense 8) with enabled video support

The comedian, 43, said he's been keeping in close contact with best pal Adele, 32, as the pair have been constantly FaceTiming each other from opposite ends of the world.

—Nika Shakhnazarova

They Facetimed during labor, and she laughs as she recalls he urged her to make things go faster so he could see the birth, but to no avail.

—Susan Bromley

Examples of face time in a Sentence

Noun

He hoped to get more face time with the president.

Some bosses think lots of face time is a sign of loyalty to the company.

a celebrity who has been getting a lot of face time

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

Mothers are more likely to opt for remote work than dads or men without kids, which can lead to a lack of face time that can negatively affect their careers. —Alex Ford, Forbes, 18 Oct. 2024

And the Kentucky baker got a lot of face time with the celebrity judges. —Kirby Adams, The Courier-Journal, 18 Nov. 2024

Prosecutors have said that most, if not all, of those charged for failure to disperse could get into the diversion program rather than face time behind bars. —Nathaniel Percy, Orange County Register, 16 Oct. 2024

Supervisors should prioritize productivity and output over traditional face time. —Jack Kelly, Forbes, 22 Oct. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

Noun

1978, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Verb

2000, in the meaning defined above