golden time

noun8

1. •
   A period of ease, happiness, virtue, or flourishing.

   • 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. — 1591
2. •
   The first sixty minutes after a traumatic injury.

   • […] the golden time has already passed before the physician starts prompt treatment. — 2015
3. •
   The optimal time for accomplishing a specific task.

   • If you're a telecommuter, you should think of your time on site as golden time, too. — 2001
4. •
   The time of day near sunrise or sunset.

   • Here I was on the Golden Gate Bridge and it was indeed the golden time of the day. — 2005
5. •
   Unstructured time when schoolchildren are allowed to choose their own activities as a reward for good behavior.

   • 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
6. •
   The Japanese analog to American prime time.

   • The most remarkable manifestation of this time structuring effect of television is the phenomenon of "Golden Time." — 2009
7. •
   Overtime hours in the television or film industry, when additional money is paid.

   • But a Saturday job for a crew already on golden time calls for double golden time, which is five times the regular wage. — 1967
8. •
   Synonym of golden hour.