often attributive
: the time during which there is daylight
Examples of daytime in a Sentence
These animals are active during the daytime.
It's the best new show on daytime.
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Concierges can help plan daytime activities for all ages.
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Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner, Forbes.com, 11 July 2025
There are five nominees and one winner in each category; however, some categories, like daytime drama program and daytime personality – daily, have fewer.
—Nikki Sternberg, HollywoodReporter, 10 July 2025
The soaps were the only three nods this year in the outstanding daytime drama series category (after six shows were nominated in the field last year).
—Michael Schneider, Variety, 9 July 2025
The city of Cincinnati plans to spend $5.5 million to buy a Queensgate building for a new daytime shelter.
—Sydney Franklin, The Enquirer, 8 July 2025
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Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner, Forbes.com, 11 July 2025
There are five nominees and one winner in each category; however, some categories, like daytime drama program and daytime personality – daily, have fewer.
—Nikki Sternberg, HollywoodReporter, 10 July 2025
The soaps were the only three nods this year in the outstanding daytime drama series category (after six shows were nominated in the field last year).
—Michael Schneider, Variety, 9 July 2025
The city of Cincinnati plans to spend $5.5 million to buy a Queensgate building for a new daytime shelter.
—Sydney Franklin, The Enquirer, 8 July 2025
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“Daytime.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/daytime. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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daytime
noun
day·time
ˈdā-ˌtīm 
: the period of daylight
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