golden time

golden time (countable and uncountable, plural golden times)

1. Synonym of golden hour
   1. The first 60 minutes after a traumatic injury.
      • 2015, Yatin Mehta, ‎ Jeetendra Sharma, ‎ Mukesh Gupta, Textbook of Critical Care, page 920:

        […] the golden time has already passed before the physician starts prompt treatment.

      • 2018, Shengzhao Long, ‎ Balbir S. Dhillon, Man-Machine-Environment System Engineering, page 562:

        This fully shows that if there are advanced medical technology and proper rescue methods on the battlefield, more attention is paid to the most precious "golden time” of the 60 min after the trauma, the principle of “seamless education” is emphasized, the implementation of basic life support is ensured within 10 min, the wounded is sent to the designated medical institution within 1 h, and the death toll will be greatly reduced.

      • 2023, Prof. Dr. Aryono Djuned Pusponegoro, ‎Dr. Widyanti Soewoto, ‎Dr. Amru Sngkar, Recent Updates in Multiple Trauma, page 331:

        Although the golden time period was passed, we reported that our patient with complete transection of SFA and saphenous nerve could still regain his sensoric and motoric function.

   2. The time of day near sunrise or sunset.
      • 1860, Charles Dickens, A Message From the Sea, page 96:

        It was the golden time of the afternoon then, and the captain said to himself, "Golden sun, golden sea, golden sails, golden leaves, golden love, golden youth, a golden state of things altogether! "

      • 1985, Christopher Lukas, Directing for Film and Television, page 112:

        The second kind refers to the beautiful time of day when the sun is about to set, and everything is cast with a hue of the most splendid golden light; it's a wonderful time to shoot. The problem with the second kind of golden time is that keeping a crew around just to film it can be very expensive, leading to the first kind of golden time.

      • 2005, Cynthia Harris Casteel, Frankie’s Angels, page 146:

        Here I was on the Golden Gate Bridge and it was indeed the golden time of the day.

   3. The Japanese analog to American prime time.
      • 2001, Japan 2001 Marketing & Advertising Yearbook, page 169:

        The overall (6:00 a.m. to midnight) audience rating per time slot didn't change, but the golden time ( 7:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. ) audience ratings decreased while the midnight to 2:00 a.m. rate increased.

      • 2006, Martin Cave, ‎ Kiyoshi Nakamura, Digital Broadcasting, page 130:

        Production companies have such a major role in producing for television to the extent that approximately 70 per cent of programmes broadcast during prime time (or so-called 'golden time' in Japan) period of 7–10 p.m. are said partially or fully to originate from them.

      • 2009, Janet Wasko ·, A Companion to Television, page 552:

        The most remarkable manifestation of this time structuring effect of television is the phenomenon of "Golden Time."

      • 2012, P. W. Galbraith, ‎ J. G. Karlin, Idols and Celebrity in Japanese Media Culture:

        Much of Japanese television content, including even what is aired during “golden time” (prime time, 19:00–22:00), consists of “infotainment” on subjects that range from science and diet to current affairs and travel.

   4. Overtime hours in the television or film industry, when extra money is paid.
      • 1967, John L. Chapman, Incredible Los Angeles, page 151:

        But a Saturday job for a crew already on golden time calls for double golden time, which is five times the regular wage.

      • 1970 ·, Allen E. Koenig, Broadcasting and Bargaining, page 115:

        NBC conceded that overtime would be payable for most of the 55¼-hour tour and that golden time would be payable for the following six days. There was a dispute, however, whether golden time would also be payable for any of the 55¼-hour tour.

      • 1985, Christopher Lukas, Directing for Film and Television, page 112:

        The second kind refers to the beautiful time of day when the sun is about to set, and everything is cast with a hue of the most splendid golden light; it's a wonderful time to shoot. The problem with the second kind of golden time is that keeping a crew around just to film it can be very expensive, leading to the first kind of golden time.

      • 1993, Harry C. Box, Set Lighting Technician's Handbook, page 338:

        Twelve hours after the start of the day, including mealtime, golden time, or double time, begins. If you work a sixth day in a given week, you are paid time and a half for that day, and golden time is triple the base wage.

      • 2008, J. W. Rinzler, The Making of Star Wars, page 132:

        "We could have had a reasonable number of people working at reasonable hours," Lucas says. "But because Fox waited until the last minute, we had to hire twice as many people and we had to have them working on golden time, twenty-four hours a day, in order to get the sets finished— and that cost us a lot more than it normally would have cost us.

2. A period of ease, happiness, or virtue.
   • 1591, William Shakespeare, Henry VI, part 3:

     Would he were wasted, marrow, bones, and all, That from his loins no hopeful branch may spring, To cross me from the golden time I look for.

   • 1874, Emma Leslie, Hilda; Or, The Golden Age, page 34:

     "There was a golden time before men sinned, when God came down and talked to Adam, but that is long, long ago," said Anicetus.

   • 1883, Thomas Swann, “Once on a Golden Time”, in The spirit of sport in nature and other poems, page 73:

     We promised to awake on earth new glory, And scatter thoughts like sunshine o'er a clime, Till life appeared like an Arabian story Once on a golden time.

   • 1891 July 4, Margaret E. Sangster, “Golden Time”, in Great Thoughts from Master Minds, volume 7, number 157, page 176:

     To-day, that wafts to you and me A breath of Eden's prime, That greets us, glad and large and free—It is our golden time.

   • 1999, Michael Ian Grade, It Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time, page 108:

     On whether this was a golden period for TV, historians of the business will eventually pronounce, but it was certainly the golden time in my relationship with John Birt.

3. The optimal time for accomplishing a specific task.
   • 1892, The Medical Fortnightly - Volume 2, page 287:

     The general practitioner, either through ignorance or indifference, neglects his cases of insanity, and too often allows the "golden time" for treatment, i.e., during the incipiency, to pass before recognizing the insanity or considering it of any consequence.

   • 1997, Robert Irwin, Tips and Traps when Buying a Home, page 55:

     During the golden time, the sellers are willing to sell, but haven't yet fully committed to an agent or anyone else. If you can come in at that point with a reasonable offer, the sellers are very likely to accept.

   • 2001 ·, Minda Zetlin, Telecommuting For Dummies?, page 215:

     If you're a telecommuter, you should think of your time on site as golden time, too.

   • 2008, J. D., Live Your Lifestyle, page 82:

     Mornings were always my golden time, where I got most important projects done and could think clearly.

   • 2013, Masatoshi Kudo, Contrast Harmonic Imaging in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Hepatic Tumors, page 37:

     Therefore, the golden time refers to the time from the beginning of arterial blood supply to the decreasing of tumor blood flow and intersection with the curve representing surrounding parenchymal flow, which comes from both portal and arterial blood flow.

   • 2015, Dr. Jan Yager, Delivering Time Management for IT Professionals:

     Commuting time can be golden time for catching up on your reading and making sure you're aware of the trends and breakthroughs in your industry.

4. (education) Unstructured time when schoolchildren are allowed to choose their own activities as a reward for good behavior.
   • 2006, Denis Hayes, Primary Education: The Key Concepts, page 150:

     In more severe cases children may lose golden time and spend the time discussing with an adult what they did wrong and setting themselves targets for improving their behaviour.

   • 2006, Elizabeth Holmes, FAQs for NQTs:

     Each time these are broken, minutes are deducted from the golden time. Usually this is done on a pupil-by-pupil basis so that the whole class isn't penalised for the behaviour of one or two individuals.

   • 2009, Mark Le Messurier, Teaching Tough Kids, page 72:

     There is of course an array of variations teachers use with golden time.

   • 2012, Ken Reid, ‎Nicola S. Morgan, Tackling Behaviour in your Primary School, page 44:

     Tangible rewards may include stickers, certificates, the use of a points system, 'golden time', praise assemblies, positive postcards sent home, prizes, lottery draws, Friday afternoon fun clubs, etc.