real-time
/ˈɹiːəltaɪm/
Word Rarity
Common
Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.52 in modern English
10
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Communicated as the events being responded to occur; communicated or proceeding without much delay.
adj
Of a system: that responds to events or signals within a predictable time after their occurrence; specifically in which the response time must be within the maximum allowed, but is typically synchronous.
Example Sentences
- "It will provide a wireless navigation service that can deliver turn-by-turn route guidance and real-time traffic and weather information. Motorola is the first company to create such a solution, […]"
- "Audiences tolerate the idea of Roxy Hart turning from a “real-time” conversation with her husband or lawyer and launching into a song about her dreams and ambitions. And in the old days, movie audiences did the same: Judy Garland could ..."
- "This may nevertheless require some re-drawing of boundaries, to integrate real- time or near-real-time intelligence collection with the other means of locating, identifying and tracking major military equipment and units."
- "If not real-time, in-person backup, he at least needed to tell Davenport what was going on, and where he was headed."
- "All signage in and around the station is bilingual in Welsh and English, while station announcements and passenger information screens provide real-time information."
- "The projects, which are due to start in November, are: Real-time prediction and mitigation of disruption through personalised passenger communications - [...]"
Etymology
From real time.