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

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

When in the office, Overholt suggests being intentional about getting face time with colleagues. —Natalie McCormick, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2024

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, after repeatedly expressing concern about a potential Trump presidency and pointedly meeting with only Hillary Clinton before the election, rushed to New York for face time with the president-elect. —Eric X. Li, Foreign Affairs, 9 Dec. 2016

Word History

First Known Use

Noun

1978, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Verb

2000, in the meaning defined above