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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Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2025
In the Amazon, conservationists are spotting deforestation in near real time.
—Sharon Goldman, Fortune, 4 Nov. 2025
Blue Moon sees Hart confront his lack of a professional future, nearly in real time.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 4 Nov. 2025
FlightStats by Cirium provides real time airport delay information online.
—Jalen Williams, Freep.com, 4 Nov. 2025
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“Real time.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/real%20time. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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