face time

American  

[feys-tahym] / ˈfeɪsˌtaɪm /

Or facetime

noun

Informal.

1. 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?

2. time spent appearing on television, in movies, or in other visual media.

   The candidates had some good face time with a national audience.

3. 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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face time British  

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of face time

First recorded in 1975–80

Example Sentences

As long as it's happening anyway he might as well get some face time on TV, right?

From Salon

They didn’t have much face time beyond that first meeting, though Ijames and Ali texted and called each other.

From New York Times

“They’re really relying on that face time to build relationships, so I just think that that’s the No. 1 thing that we’ve been lacking. This year, last year, it’s been very, very limited.”

From Seattle Times

Remote workers, Elliott said, “really have to put in effort and be strategic and intentional to get face time” with managers and colleagues.

From Seattle Times

“The peer pressure to put in face time has abated,” Shin says.

From Science Magazine