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time shifting

noun

  1. uncountable The practice of recording a broadcast with the intention of watching or listening to it later at a more convenient time.
  2. uncountable The practice of network affiliates from different time zones of making television programs available at multiple times during the day.
  3. uncountable The correction of the times in a subtitle file.

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noun The practice of recording a broadcast

中文時移 /时移 shíyí
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@misc{time_shifting_2026,
  title = {time shifting},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/time%20shifting},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}