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noun
The amount of time it takes from the initiation of a process until it is completed.
The amount of time required for a payment to be deposited to an account.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: banking, business
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noun
The amount of time it takes from the initiation of a process until it is completed.
The amount of time it takes for a pedestrian to reach the other side of a crosswalk.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: road, transport
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noun
The amount of time it takes from the initiation of a process until it is completed.
The amount of time from when a pilot requests the right to land at an airport and the tower allows the pilot to land.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: aeronautics, aerospace, aviation, business, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
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noun
The amount of time it takes from the initiation of a process until it is completed.
The amount of time it takes to get through customs.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: aeronautics, aerospace, aviation, business, engineering, lifestyle, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, tourism, transport, travel
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noun
The amount of time it takes from the initiation of a process until it is completed.
The amount of time it takes for a backordered item to arrive.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Qualifier: postal
Topics: business
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noun
The amount of time it takes from the initiation of a process until it is completed.
The amount of time from when a fault is detected to when a circuit is automatically reopened.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: business, electrical-engineering, electricity, electromagnetism, electronics, energy, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics
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noun
The amount of time it takes to empty something out.
The amount of time to clear a road from traffic after an incident.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: automotive, road, transport, vehicles
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noun
The amount of time it takes to empty something out.
The amount of time to clear a traffic queue when a signal changes.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: automotive, road, transport, vehicles
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noun
The amount of time it takes to empty something out.
The amount of time to process all the individuals on a waiting list.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
The amount of time it takes to empty something out.
The amount of time for a substance to be eliminated from a body, body part or organ.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: medicine, pathology, sciences
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noun
The amount of time it takes to empty something out.
The amount of time it takes to clear a building or other public area in an emergency.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
The amount of time it takes to empty something out.
The amount of time before a foreign substance in the air has dissipated.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: biology, chemistry, ecology, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
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noun
The amount of additional time (clearance) allotted in a situation.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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