response time

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noun

Psychology. the time consumed in making a response.

Computers. the time that elapses while waiting for a computer to respond to a command.

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Origin of response time

First recorded in 1955–60

Words nearby response time

respondent conditioning, responder, Responsa, response, responser, response time, response variable, responsibilities, responsibility, responsible, responsion

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How to use response time in a sentence

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.
The OWL’s London Spitfire are hoping to go big by going home|Teddy Amenabar|February 11, 2021|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.
RapidSOS raises $85M for a big data platform aimed at emergency responders|Ingrid Lunden|February 9, 2021|TechCrunch
It’s a good idea to ask what response times you can expect so you limit frustration down the line.
4 tips for planning a wedding during COVID|Rachel Schallom|January 18, 2021|Fortune
Refresh rate and response time are hugely important when it comes to finding the best gaming monitor.
Best gaming monitor: Five things to consider|Carsen Joenk|November 26, 2020|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.
Google launches new crawl stats report in Search Console|Barry Schwartz|November 24, 2020|Search Engine Land
On October 1, the average response time of a page on the site was eight seconds.
Beware, Republicans: HealthCare.gov Will Rise Again|Michael Tomasky|November 28, 2013|DAILY BEAST
And you fix the cops to get the response time down from an hour.
Can This Man Save Detroit?|Steve Miller|November 4, 2013|DAILY BEAST
“Response time is critical,” former GOP Rep. Asa Hutchinson, who headed the commission, told reporters.
Pro-Gun Absolutism: The Gun Lobby’s Push to Privatize Law and Order|Will Marshall|April 9, 2013|DAILY BEAST
If you have the firearms in the presence of someone in the school, it will reduce the response time and save lives.
Pro-Gun Absolutism: The Gun Lobby’s Push to Privatize Law and Order|Will Marshall|April 9, 2013|DAILY BEAST

British Dictionary definitions for response time

response time

noun

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

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