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dwell time

British  

noun

  1. marketing the amount of time a customer spends waiting in a queue

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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The rear readers, which let riders board at either set of bus doors, will reduce the amount of dwell time a bus spends loading and unloading riders.

From Washington Times • Jul. 28, 2023

Other U.S. cities have implemented all-door boarding and reduced dwell time.

From Washington Times • Jul. 28, 2023

So-called dwell time, or the lag between when a container is unloaded and when it leaves on a truck, has fallen, from 12 to 15 days last year to three to five days today.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 9, 2022

This will allow more dwell time for attack missions, enabling pilots to better search for and pinpoint specific targets.

From Fox News • Jun. 1, 2020

The conjunction of these two forms of dwell time can create an unnerving sight.

From Slate • Nov. 13, 2019

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