stage time
Americannoun
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the time spent on stage by a performer, either at a single event or cumulatively.
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the time at which a performer is scheduled to appear on stage or at which a show is to begin.
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time as experienced by the characters in a play or other theatrical production; time thought of in the context of the events in a story being represented on stage.
Example Sentences
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Wolf Alice, winning best group, used their allotted stage time to make a plea for the "pubs, clubs and grassroots venues where we quite literally learned to play our instruments and write our songs".
From BBC
There was a time when KevOnStage was a very literal description of comedian Kevin Fredericks as a hungry comedian looking for stage time.
From Los Angeles Times
Tosi, originally from Boston, knew there were plenty of women comedians everywhere seeking stage time.
From Los Angeles Times
Pearson: That’s exactly what it was, but there was stage time too.
From Los Angeles Times
David Patrick Kelly as King Sextimus the Silent spends much of his stage time engaged in a series of charades.
From Los Angeles Times
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