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screen time

screen time

13 3.0
Time spent using devices with screens like phones or TVs
  • noun
  • /skriːn taɪm/
translation icon : tiempo frente a la pantalla
  • Parents should monitor their children's screen time to ensure they are not spending too long on devices.
  • excessive screen time
  • reduce screen time
  • engaging in screen time

And when he gets screen time, his ticks go up.

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Examples

  • So avoiding screen time is very important for sleep quality.

  • Too much screen time can cause health problems in children like insomnia.

  • Also, how can I let go of my need to control my kids screen time and social media access?

  • This might be the only screen time he gets, though.

  • I think a little screen time would be just fine.

  • How about 15 extra minutes of screen time starting right now?

  • Kids at school get way more screen time.

  • Children are not allowed any screen time until they are three years old.

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  • One first saying that I'm sure you all have heard is the fact that too much screen time makes your eyesight worse.

  • What's your advice with regards to screen time and just being a couch potato?

Surface Forms

screen time singular
screen times plural

Morphology

screen + time

The meaning 'the amount of time spent using screen devices' is directly compositional from 'screen' (display device) + 'time' (amount/duration), so the overall sense is transparently built from the parts. This noun-noun compound follows a common and cross-linguistically familiar pattern, so a B1 learner who knows both words would readily infer the meaning.

Etymology

Screen time comes from the simple image of a clock that counts how long you sit in front of a screen. The words screen and time together name the 'time spent using devices with screens', so today screen time means that amount of time.