Lexic.us

2. Noun. The chargeable use of a mobile phone, either in minutes or in units dependent on the use or traffic. ¹

3. Noun. The period during which a person riding a rollercoaster or similar ride experiences a feeling of weightlessness. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Airtime

1. the time when a broadcast begins [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Airtime

Literary usage of Airtime

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Media and the Rwanda Genocide by Allan Thompson (2007)
"Out of the total airtime taken up by inflammatory comments, ... Out of the 7.16 per cent of airtime taken up by comments that RPA members were not Rwandans ..."

2. Mobile Phones: Pricing Structures and Trends by Sam Paltridge (2000)
"The amount of time chosen for the OECD comparison was 30 minutes of airtime for a pre-paid user. The assumed usage pattern was based on 20% of calls being ..."

3. Competition in the Cellular Telephone Service Industry (1992)
"10 These ranged from low-use packages of as little as 60 minutes of airtime per month to high-use packages of as much as 400 minutes of airtime per month. ..."

4. Intervention Or Neglect: The United States and Central America Beyond the 1980s by Linda Robinson (1991)
"Furthermore, the signal of the television station on which the opposition was granted airtime did not extend far beyond Managua in its range. ..."

5. Re-Visioning Television: Policy, Strategy and Models for the Sustainable by Adrian Hadland, Mike Aldridge, Joshua Ogada (2007)
"The major problem in this instance would be signal transmission, because only a few operators (such as airtime) are licensed for satellite connectivity and ..."

6. Kickstart Initiative: Connecting America's Communities to the Information by Delano E. Lewis (1997)
"... telecommunications equipment and airtime—and is currently being tested in two schools in Washington, DC, through support from Bell Atlantic Mobile. ..."

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