screen time
/ˈskɹin ˌtaɪ̯m/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.83 in modern English
14
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
The amount of time a person spends using screen-accessed technology (such as a television, a computer, a smartphone, etc.).
Countable; Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "The wise old monk had little screen time compared with his buxom young disciple."
- "The editorial advised parents of small children to limit their kids' screen time."
- "In many families, children are getting more screen time than the parents think is good for them, although it's probably less than the children want."
- "Every single parent I know frets about “screen time”, and most are engaged in a struggle with a toddler over how much iPad is allowed."
- "And then there is the radical impact that screen time and social media have had on the younger generation, something that previous generations have never experienced."
- "This isn't fair. It's a vacation. Dad said on vacation we can have as much screen time as we want."
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈskɹin ˌtaɪ̯m/
- British English: /ˈskɹiːn ˌtaɪ̯m/