released time

noun

: time off from regularly scheduled activities (as at a school) given to take part in some other specified activity

Examples of released time in a Sentence

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Following public scrutiny about the app’s effects on vulnerable people, TikTok released time management tools for users under 18 years old. Jordan Valinsky, CNN, 11 Oct. 2024 When pressed for a release time for results by campaign aides on a private conference call, party officials hung up. Lisa Lerer, New York Times, 4 Feb. 2020 Reporters have their own computers but no access to phones or internet until the release time, at which point someone essentially throws a large switch that restores communications to the room. NBC News, 17 Jan. 2020 Against the Chargers last Sunday, Carr averaged the fewest downfield yards per pass attempt (4.2) and third-quickest release time (2.43 seconds) among quarterbacks in Week 16. Matt Kawahara, SFChronicle.com, 26 Dec. 2019 See all Example Sentences for released time 

Word History

First Known Use

1941, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of released time was in 1941

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“Released time.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/released%20time. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.

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