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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Behind only Vini for goal contributions for a South American in Europe’s top leagues; Raphinha made a difference every 86 minutes of playing time with 24 goals and 13 assists in 2024; 37 contributions in total. —

Joseph O'Sullivan, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024 Maxwell found playing time hard to come by in an outfield with Ted Williams, and the Red Sox sold his contract to the Baltimore Orioles in 1954. —

David Faris, Newsweek, 29 Dec. 2024 The decisions on how playing time will be divided will be up to the coaches. —

Eric Jackson, Sportico.com, 31 Oct. 2024 Within the top 60 players for La Liga playing time this season, Barcelona have seven players, Real Madrid have three, while Atletico have just one — goalkeeper Jan Oblak. —

Dermot Corrigan, The Athletic, 19 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for playing time