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
Reducing travel time would make the mission more practical and more sustainable.
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
When a laser beam from Earth strikes the mirror and bounces back, the round-trip travel time can be measured with remarkable precision.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
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