dwell time
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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Crucially, the negative value of the weakly measured dwell time cannot be explained by imagining that only the front of the photon’s pulse gets through, unlike the time inferred from the arrival time.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 4, 2026
The rear readers, which let riders board at either set of bus doors, will reduce the amount of dwell time a bus spends loading and unloading riders.
From Washington Times ● Jul. 28, 2023
So-called dwell time, or the lag between when a container is unloaded and when it leaves on a truck, has fallen, from 12 to 15 days last year to three to five days today.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 9, 2022
This will allow more dwell time for attack missions, enabling pilots to better search for and pinpoint specific targets.
From Fox News ● Jun. 1, 2020
At first these two uses of dwell time may sound similar enough.
From Slate ● Nov. 13, 2019
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