English Explanatory Dictionary

real time

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The duration required by a computer system to complete a particular task.
  2. The time during which an event or process occurs (and during which, without much delay, it is responded to, reacted to, etc).
  3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see real, time.

Pronunciation

/ˈɹiːəl ˈtaɪm/ /ˈɹiːl ˈtaɪm/

Word forms

real time

Synonyms

live time

Derived words

real-time realtime
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