Sentence examples for time for toy from inspiring English sources

The changes are coming at a particularly delicate time for toy makers.

Tiger Electronics discovered i-Cybie in January 2000 about five weeks before the start of last year's American International Toy Fair, the annual February event in Manhattan that is do-or-die time for toy makers.

Sales in the fourth quarter, which includes Christmas and is traditionally the most profitable time for toy makers, were down 11% to $2 billion; operating income was off 36%, and sales of Barbie were down 21%.

This is the slowest time for toys, but the good news is, despite the slowing economy, the toy industry is holding up nicely.

1. Overrun by toys? - Christmas is a time for new toys.

KIDS these days do nothing but play mindless video games, leaving no time for constructive toys like those their grandparents loved.

It is also a dicey time for simple toys, often overshadowed during the holidays by games and gadgets featuring the latest technology.

Before Mr. Knudstorp's arrival, deadlines came and went, and development time for new toys could stretch out for years; in 2004, the company racked up a $344 million loss.

Happily, there is a method to the madness, and here, in time for the toy-buying season, is FYI's primer on drivers, hybrids and a few other fun items for 2006.

That means that more than a third of Amazon's 6.3 million visitors spent at least some time shopping for toys.

Starring animated characters and familiar bump-topped scenery, The Lego Movie is not only perhaps the biggest product placement film ever seen, but it marks a key moment in the rise and rise of the Scandinavian toy company that at the end of last year became the world's second biggest after seeing a 13% increase in sales during what are tough times for other toy makers.