response time

noun

1. Psychology. the time consumed in making a response.
2. Computers. the time that elapses while waiting for a computer to respond to a command.

response time

noun

1. computing the length of time taken by a system to respond to an instruction

Word History and Origins

Origin of response time¹

First recorded in 1955–60

Example Sentences

The OWL introduced a new tool to ensure two teams competing against each other across hundreds of miles will always play with the same ping — the delayed response time in a game when two opponents are not playing on a local network.

From Washington Post

“Generally, you are going from a world where 911 didn’t even know your name, so giving responders a name or location can shave critical seconds off response times,” said Martin.

From TechCrunch

It’s a good idea to ask what response times you can expect so you limit frustration down the line.

From Fortune

Refresh rate and response time are hugely important when it comes to finding the best gaming monitor.

From Popular-Science

This new chart shows your crawl stats over time, showing you the total crawl requests over a time period or by day, total downloaded data and the average response time.

From Search Engine Land

On October 1, the average response time of a page on the site was eight seconds.

From The Daily Beast

And you fix the cops to get the response time down from an hour.

From The Daily Beast

“Response time is critical,” former GOP Rep. Asa Hutchinson, who headed the commission, told reporters.

From The Daily Beast

If you have the firearms in the presence of someone in the school, it will reduce the response time and save lives.

From The Daily Beast