reaction time

American  

noun

Psychology.

1. the interval between stimulation and response.

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reaction time British  

noun

1. physiol another name for latent time

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Etymology

Origin of reaction time

First recorded in 1875–80

Example Sentences

Some also completed cognitive tests measuring memory and reaction time.

From Science Daily

Thoughts drift, reaction times slow, and mental clarity fades when attention is needed most.

From Science Daily

While Singapore-based Sharpa already offers a convincing humanoid table tennis robot with a reaction time of just two hundredths of a second, there is no equivalent on the market for tennis.

From Barron's

The maneuver that prompted Mosaic’s spat with Eurex can improve reaction times by about 3.2 nanoseconds, according to the French firm, which calls it “corrupted speculative triggering,” or CST for short.

From The Wall Street Journal

"The Environment Agency must act now, not in months or years, which is their usual reaction time."

From BBC