travel time
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of travel time
First recorded in 1885–90
Example Sentences
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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
He added that "as your travel time increases, you're going to get compounding errors in your guidance system… the inaccuracy of your missile is going to increase".
From BBC • Mar. 23, 2026
Still, King wasn’t a happy camper, noting that she and her husband had to add more travel time to get to and from the port for the new cruise.
From MarketWatch • Feb. 19, 2026
The travel time shifts in my view as I go, counting down the minutes that it will take for me to arrive.
From "Warcross" by Marie Lu
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