travel time
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of travel time
First recorded in 1885–90
Example Sentences
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With the rainy season starting at the end of the month, that travel time could double.
From Barron's ● Jun. 25, 2026
Nottingham said she was also paid by her employer for her travel time between clients, but not all care companies did this.
From BBC ● Jun. 1, 2026
It was a rolling series of associations, first about time and then about travel, time and movement, and how that fit into being a performance artist.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 5, 2026
According to the study's calculations, combining in-space refueling with this aerobraking approach could reduce travel time to Uranus to about six and a half years.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 3, 2026
Traffic would be heavy on the bridge due to an accident, and because we were paid for travel time, we'd hope that the pileup involved at least one piece of heavy machinery.
From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris
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