real time
noun
: the actual time during which something takes place
the computer may partly analyze the data in real time (as it comes in)—
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real-time
adjective
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On the other, everyone is watching a one-hit-wonder machine fire up in real time.
—Chris Gallagher, USA TODAY, 12 May 2024
With each stroke, your brain compares the unfolding script with mental models of the letters and words, making adjustments to fingers in real time to create the letters' shapes, says Vinci-Booher.
—Jonathan Lambert, NPR, 11 May 2024
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Chris Gallagher, USA TODAY, 12 May 2024
With each stroke, your brain compares the unfolding script with mental models of the letters and words, making adjustments to fingers in real time to create the letters' shapes, says Vinci-Booher.
—Jonathan Lambert, NPR, 11 May 2024
See all Example Sentences for real time
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“Real time.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/real%20time. Accessed 16 May. 2024.
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