press time

noun

: the time when a story is printed
He did not return our call before press time.

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At press time, its 14 participants raised about $13,700, topping the team leaderboard. — Roni Robbins, AJC.com, 16 Oct. 2026 Fox News Digital reached out to officials at the ministry but did not get a response by press time. — Beth Bailey, FOXNews.com, 15 Oct. 2026 The final two dates of Greep’s North American tour, scheduled for Des Moines, Iowa, and Omaha, Nebraska, had not been canceled at press time. — Mitchell Peters, Billboard, 10 Oct. 2026 The latter did not respond to Variety‘s queries by press time. — Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 8 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for press time

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“Press time.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/press%20time. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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