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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No one on either side had scored in nearly three minutes of game action, which seemed, in real time, like the 52 years that had passed since Cleveland’s last pro sports title.
—The Athletic Nba Staff, New York Times, 11 Nov. 2025
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—Sanda Ojiambo, Fortune, 11 Nov. 2025
FlightStats by Cirium provides real time airport delay information online.
—Jalen Williams, Freep.com, 7 Nov. 2025
In Vince Gilligan’s first new television project since Better Call Saul and the larger Breaking Bad universe, scenes unfold naturalistically, with characters performing tasks in real time, uncut and unhurried.
—Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 7 Nov. 2025
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The Athletic Nba Staff, New York Times, 11 Nov. 2025
Generative AI can now trace emissions, track supply chains and measure impact in real time.
—Sanda Ojiambo, Fortune, 11 Nov. 2025
FlightStats by Cirium provides real time airport delay information online.
—Jalen Williams, Freep.com, 7 Nov. 2025
In Vince Gilligan’s first new television project since Better Call Saul and the larger Breaking Bad universe, scenes unfold naturalistically, with characters performing tasks in real time, uncut and unhurried.
—Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 7 Nov. 2025
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“Real time.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/real%20time. Accessed 12 Nov. 2025.
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