real time
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real time
- /ˈɹiːəl ˈtaɪm/
- /ˈɹiːl ˈtaɪm/
noun
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The duration required by a computer system to complete a particular task.
Similar: live time
- The time during which an event or process occurs (and during which, without much delay, it is responded to, reacted to, etc). "It's intelligence in real time, but you have to know where you're looking and what you're after." Government sources told The Washington Post that the program had had little discernible impact on the government's ability to prevent terrorist [attacks].
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see real, time.
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noun time duration
| Español | tiempo real |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 실시간 silsigan, 리얼 타임 rieol taim |
| 日本語 | リアルタイム riarutaimu, 実時間 jitsujikan |
| 中文 | 實時 /实时 shíshí |
| Français | temps réel |
| Deutsch | Echtzeit |
| Italiano | tempo reale |
| Русский | реа́льное вре́мя reálʹnoje vrémja |
| Tiếng Việt | tức thời, thời gian thực |
| العربية | زَمَن حَقِيقِيّ zaman ḥaqīqiyy |
Talk about this word "real time." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/real%20time. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026. real time. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/real%20time "real time." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/real%20time.
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@misc{real_time_2026,
title = {real time},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/real%20time},
urldate = {2026-11-07}
}
