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turnaround time

noun

  1. computing the total time taken between the submission of a program for execution and the return of the complete output to the customer

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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The State Department website that took my application warned that the turnaround time was four to six weeks, which I figured would be the minimum wait.

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"These pressures have resulted in prolonged turnaround times for ambulances at EDs, which impacts upon our ability to respond to emergency calls within the community," the service added.

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And yet sometimes, after sitting in a chair having green makeup applied to her for four hours, she was asked to break her turnaround time.

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When turnaround times between flights are short and there is little time for cabin cleaning, passengers with food allergies should be allowed to board first and clean their seat themselves, experts advise.

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The nearby maintenance hubs hasten the turnaround time to get needed repairs done on the Western systems.

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