access time
noun
: the lag between the time stored information is requested (as from a computer) and the time it is delivered
Although other types of nonvolatile memory are increasingly available … such storage options typically cost more per bit and hold less data than disks do or have slow access time.—
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According to Corrêa, the platform has reduced access time by 160x, collapsing what used to take weeks into a seamless digital experience.
—Javier Hasse, Forbes.com, 3 July 2025
Typically, for every $1 dollar spent on Internet access time, the Internet café customer would receive 100 sweepstakes points, which, following successful play, could be redeemed for cash at a value of one cent per point.
—Daniel Wallach, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2025
The Cubs kept his access time brief, knowing he would be asked about the controversial subject.
—Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 18 Jan. 2025
At Crowe, the No. 1 large company on the Fortune Best Workplaces in Chicago™ List, employees can access time off from the moment they are hired, which can be used for a variety of reasons from doctor’s appointments and vacations to mental health days and volunteering.
—Paolo Confino, Fortune, 13 June 2024
Court access times are different, particularly for players like James who arrive very early to prepare.
—Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times, 28 Feb. 2024
Though team members could accommodate this during basic validation, future scenarios involving multiple pods would require more boards, which would lengthen idle processor cycles and slow down access times.
—David Wilson, IEEE Spectrum, 23 Jan. 2019
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Javier Hasse, Forbes.com, 3 July 2025
Typically, for every $1 dollar spent on Internet access time, the Internet café customer would receive 100 sweepstakes points, which, following successful play, could be redeemed for cash at a value of one cent per point.
—Daniel Wallach, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2025
The Cubs kept his access time brief, knowing he would be asked about the controversial subject.
—Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 18 Jan. 2025
At Crowe, the No. 1 large company on the Fortune Best Workplaces in Chicago™ List, employees can access time off from the moment they are hired, which can be used for a variety of reasons from doctor’s appointments and vacations to mental health days and volunteering.
—Paolo Confino, Fortune, 13 June 2024
Court access times are different, particularly for players like James who arrive very early to prepare.
—Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times, 28 Feb. 2024
Though team members could accommodate this during basic validation, future scenarios involving multiple pods would require more boards, which would lengthen idle processor cycles and slow down access times.
—David Wilson, IEEE Spectrum, 23 Jan. 2019
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“Access time.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/access%20time. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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