face time

or face·time

[ feys-tahym ]

/ ˈfeɪsˌtaɪm /

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noun Informal.

time spent speaking or meeting with one or more people face to face, in contrast to phone conversations or other means of communication: Is he available for a couple of hours of face time?

time spent appearing on television, in movies, or in other visual media: The candidates had some good face time with a national audience.

the amount of time an employee spends in the office or other workplace: If you work from home, make sure you put in face time once in a while.

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Origin of face time

First recorded in 1975–80

Words nearby face time

facete, faceted, face that launched a thousand ships, Was this the, face the music, facetiae, face time, facetious, facet joint, face-to-face, face towel, face turn

How to use face time in a sentence

While I don’t think I’ll ever choose FaceTime over face time again, these calls have served a purpose—allowing me to not just work from home but see what that work looks like, up close, for others.
Women Have Lost a Disproportionate Number of Jobs Due to COVID-19. Here's How We Can Start to Fix a Broken System|Bonnie Hammer|January 25, 2021|Time
Because getting face time is critical to getting noticed and promoted.
Women Have Lost a Disproportionate Number of Jobs Due to COVID-19. Here's How We Can Start to Fix a Broken System|Bonnie Hammer|January 25, 2021|Time
Companies will have to trust employees to get their work done without constantly monitoring face time, and people will have to take more accountability for their results.
Work has outgrown the office. What’s next?|Jake Meth|January 12, 2021|Fortune
The maker of the iPhone also managed to launch a heavy slate of new products this fall despite minimal face time among staff.
In-person work and store experiences are still often better options, according to Apple HR and retail chief|Phil Wahba|December 2, 2020|Fortune

The last thing you want is to create a two-tier system in which those in the office are closer to management and those working remotely don’t get as much face time.
Want to know how to WFH better? There’s a class for that|Michal Lev-Ram, writer|September 22, 2020|Fortune
Most people — pageant-savvy or not — would be impressed if they got to spend face time with the contestants.
The Real Housewives of Miss America|Kate Shindle|September 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Yet Perry also managed to turn some of the face time to his own purposes.
Rick Perry's Dogged Damage Control|Jill Lawrence|November 11, 2011|DAILY BEAST
Being a military man, I have had on various occasions to face time enemy.
The Diary of a Man of Fifty|Henry James
Still Lazaro was in appearance Del Norte grown old, his face time-furrowed, his black hair turned snowy white.
Frank Merriwell's Pursuit|Burt L. Standish
But when your generosity is thrown back in your face time after time—!
The Hall and the Grange|Archibald Marshall
One could see the shades of pain pass over John's face time and again.
The Hive|Will Levington Comfort

British Dictionary definitions for face time

face time

noun

the time spent dealing with someone else face to face, esp in a place of work

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