face time

face time
noun
work time spent at the location of or in the presence of other people
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instead of working on the problem at home he devoted face time to it at the office

• Hypernyms: ↑work time

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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

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1. a brief appearance on television.
2. a brief face-to-face meeting, esp. with someone important.
3. a face-to-face meeting with a person one knows only from phone conversations, e-mail correspondence, etc.
[1975-80]

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face time noun (orig N American)
1. Time spent dealing with another person face to face
2. Time spent appearing on television
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Main Entry: ↑face

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face time UK US noun [uncountable] mainly american
time spent with other people rather than communicating with them by phone, email, or on the Internet
Thesaurus: ways of communicating and acts of communicatingsynonym

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face time «fays tym»,
1. Informal. a face-to-face meeting; personal contact: »

An audience with the emperor was the ultimate in face time with the boss.

2. Informal. an appearance on television or on camera: »

He has a tremendous grasp of every phase and aspect of the city's history (and he consequently has more face time than any other commentator). (New Yorker)

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n. informal time spent in face-to-face contact with someone
■ time spent being filmed or photographed by the media

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noun [noncount]
US informal
1 : time spent meeting with someone

He hoped to get more face time with the president.

2 : time spent at the place where you work especially before or after normal working hours

Some bosses think lots of face time is a sign of loyalty to the company.

3 : the amount of time someone spends appearing on television

a celebrity who has been getting a lot of face time

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ˈface time 7 [face time] noun uncountable (NAmE, informal)
time that you spend talking ↑face-to-face (= in person) to people you work with, rather than speaking on the phone or sending emails

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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