often attributive
: the time during which there is daylight
Examples of daytime in a Sentence
These animals are active during the daytime.
It's the best new show on daytime.
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Drivers can activate Mercedes’s technology, called Drive Pilot, when certain conditions are met, including in heavy traffic jams, during the daytime, on specific California and Nevada freeways, and when the car is traveling less than 40 mph.
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Rachyl Jones, Fortune, 19 Apr. 2024
Because the specimens were all collected during the daytime, they are believed to be diurnal.
—Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 19 Apr. 2024
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Rachyl Jones, Fortune, 19 Apr. 2024
Because the specimens were all collected during the daytime, they are believed to be diurnal.
—Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 19 Apr. 2024
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“Daytime.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/daytime. Accessed 5 May. 2024.
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daytime
noun
day·time
ˈdā-ˌtīm 
: the period of daylight
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