screen time

See also: screentime

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screen time (countable and uncountable, plural screen times)

  2. The duration for which someone or something is visible on film or television.
    The wise old monk had little screen time compared with his buxom young disciple.
    • 2026 October 22, Jesse Hassenger, “In You Can See Everything, it’s Elizabeth Holmes’s partner who makes for 2026’s timeliest villain”, in Katharine Viner, editor, The Guardian‎[1], London: Guardian News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC:
      But while Evans isn’t boxed out in terms of screen time or memorability, he does remain the odd man out in the sense that in all the discussion You Can See Everything has prompted about manipulation, shifting sympathies and who can or cannot be trusted, everyone seems to agree on one crucial point: Billy Evans sucks.
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  4. The amount of time a person spends using screen-accessed technology (such as a television, a computer, a smartphone, etc.).
    The editorial advised parents of small children to limit their kids' screen time.
    • 2016, Noël Janis-Norton, Calmer Easier Happier Screen Time, Hachette UK, →ISBN:
      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.
    • 2018 March 4, Jamie Bartlett, “Will 2018 be the year of the neo-luddite?”, in Katharine Viner, editor, The Guardian‎[2], London: Guardian News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 20 October 2026:
      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.
    • 2023 June 13, Bernie Sanders, “America is facing a mental health crisis”, in Katharine Viner, editor, The Guardian‎[3], London: Guardian News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 21 October 2026:
      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.
    • 2023, Sam Esmail, Rumaan Alam, Leave the World Behind, spoken by Rose:
      This isn't fair. It's a vacation. Dad said on vacation we can have as much screen time as we want.
    • 2025 September 6, Catherine Pearson, “She Started the Debate About Kids and Phones. Now She Wants to End It.”, in The New York Times‎[4], New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 21 February 2026:
      When [Jean] Twenge started speaking out about screen time and social media, she was wary of recommending specific age restrictions to parents — something many experts, aside from her and [Jonathan] Haidt — remain loath to do.
    • 2026 June 27, Sally Weale, “Screen time can damage under-twos’ development, landmark study suggests”, in Katharine Viner, editor, The Guardian‎[5], London: Guardian News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 27 June 2026:
      Screen time for babies and toddlers under the age of two has been linked with long-term negative effects on health and quality of life and should be avoided, according to a landmark study.

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