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commute time

NOUN
drive time
Synonyms


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The third sister limits her scrolling to her commute time on the train.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 12, 2026

These days, a buyer with that same budget would have to look further west or south, and settle for either a longer commute time into New York City or a smaller lot size.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 11, 2026

“Add any extra commute time to your holiday prep.”

From Seattle Times • Dec. 25, 2023

His cumulative commute time totaled nearly 76,000 minutes — roughly 53 days of travel.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 7, 2023

“It’s a 10-minute walk to work, so all of a sudden you have two hours of commute time back.”

From New York Times • Dec. 27, 2022




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