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プライムタイム (puraimutaimu) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
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That drama is broadcast in prime time.
Prime-time advertising slots are expensive.
Usage patterns プライムタイムに 〈 物もの 〉 を 放ほう 送そう する to broadcast something during prime time
That drama is scheduled to be broadcast during prime time.
プライムタイムを 狙ねら う to target the prime time slot (for advertising, ratings, etc.)
The ad was designed to target the high-rated prime time slot.
Related words ゴールデンタイム is the everyday Japanese term for the main evening TV slot, while プライムタイム is the more technical, advertising-industry equivalent borrowed directly from English.
ピークタイム refers broadly to any busiest period (traffic, usage, etc.), whereas プライムタイム specifically means the peak evening broadcast slot.
プライムタイム is a direct loanword from English 'prime time', while ゴールデンアワー is the more traditional wasei-eigo term used in Japanese broadcasting.
Written forms プライムタイム
Standard katakana spelling without an interpunct; this is the prioritized form.
プライム・タイム
Etymology Written in katakana and corresponding to the English expression "prime time"; no detailed language-of-origin etymology is specified.
