response time

American  

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.

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response time British  

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of response time

First recorded in 1955–60

Example Sentences

“These road diets are delaying our response time when the residents of Los Angeles call 911,” said union president Freddy Escobar.

From Los Angeles Times

"Our approach cleverly integrates near-perfect absorbers and super-thin pyroelectrics to achieve a response time of 125 picoseconds, which is a huge improvement for the field."

From Science Daily

He added that state and local police have improved their response time to removing protest barricades and driving away protesters trying to disrupt DHS operations.

From Salon

While the police in both Chicago and Kansas City spent more response time at ShotSpotter locations as opposed to 911 calls, none of this activity led to a reduction in crime.

From Salon

He stressed the "fine tuning" of the location did not affect HART's response time from Bridgend.

From BBC