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dwell time

British

noun

marketing the amount of time a customer spends waiting in a queue

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But it does show that negative dwell time is not an artifact.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 4, 2026

Other U.S. cities have implemented all-door boarding and reduced dwell time.

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

In airports, the two forms of dwell time occasionally coexist and overlap.

From Slate ● Nov. 13, 2019

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