playtime
(UK, AU, countable, uncountable) A time when children can play outside during the school day.
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If there was a competitive playtime scene would you participate? Go down to the local shops for some friends coloring matches, try to go pro or just watch a high level match every now and again to keep up with the meta?
Because the free trial includes the entirety of the base A Realm Reborn, *plus* the award winning expansions Heavensward, Stormblood *and* Shadowbringers, which you can play up to level 80, with no restrictions on pla…
That doesn't work someone got 500+ hours on CS2 in a week of playtime. Which uh isn't physically possible.
This GS did a great job at socialization. No nipping…no yelping, just calm playtime. 14/10 for all.
Hey @valvesoftware.com, would love to see hardware launches use Steam account standing (playtime, library, account age) to invite longtime users first before going wide. Would go a long way toward keeping stock out of…
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(UK, AU, countable, uncountable) A time when children can play outside during the school day.
I thought I could go easy on you and win, but I suppose playtime is over.
“If there was a competitive playtime scene would you participate? Go down to the local shops for some friends coloring matches, try to go pro or just watch a high level match every now and again to keep up with the meta?”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Because the free trial includes the entirety of the base A Realm Reborn, *plus* the award winning expansions Heavensward, Stormblood *and* Shadowbringers, which you can play up to level 80, with no restrictions on playtime! (sorry, I had to!)”
— Bluesky· May 2026“That doesn't work someone got 500+ hours on CS2 in a week of playtime. Which uh isn't physically possible.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Hey @valvesoftware.com, would love to see hardware launches use Steam account standing (playtime, library, account age) to invite longtime users first before going wide. Would go a long way toward keeping stock out of scalper hands and in the hands of actual players.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Don’t sell any hardware to accounts that have don’t have a cumulative playtime of 250 hours across all valve titles.”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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(countable, uncountable) Time for play or diversion.
The school bell rings to mark the end of playtime.
“This GS did a great job at socialization. No nipping…no yelping, just calm playtime. 14/10 for all.”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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(figurative, uncountable) A duration of time when one is not as serious or committed as one could be, especially in a conflict of sorts.
The longest track on the album has a playtime of eight minutes.
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