Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

quick time event

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.75 in modern English

Syllables: quick- -time event
IPA

34

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An interactive cut scene-like sequence in a video game where the player has a limited time in which to push a button, or sequence of buttons, displayed on screen.

Etymology

Introduced by the Japanese 1999 action-adventure video game Shenmue.

Inflected Forms

quick time events (plural)

Questions

What does quick time event mean?: An interactive cut scene-like sequence in a video game where the player has a limited time in which to push a button, or sequence of buttons, displayed on screen.
Where does quick time event come from?: Introduced by the Japanese 1999 action-adventure video game Shenmue.

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