Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɹiːəltaɪm/, /ˈɹiːltaɪm/
- Hyphenation: real-time
Adjective
real-time (not comparable)
- Communicated as the events being responded to occur; communicated or proceeding without much delay.
- Coordinate terms: instantaneous, synchronous
2001, Automotive Engineering International: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, […]
2004, William J. Mann, Gay Pride: A Celebration Of All Things Gay And Lesbian, Citadel Press, →ISBN: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 ...
2013, Michael Herman, Intelligence Services in the Information Age, Routledge, →ISBN: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.
2014, John Sandford, Deadline: A Virgil Flowers Novel, Penguin, →ISBN, page 167:If not real-time, in-person backup, he at least needed to tell Davenport what was going on, and where he was headed.
2020 December 30, Paul Stephen, “Chirk station is truly blooming”, in Rail, page 48:All signage in and around the station is bilingual in Welsh and English, while station announcements and passenger information screens provide real-time information.
- (computing) Of a system: that responds to events or signals within a predictable time after their occurrence; specifically the response time must be within the maximum allowed, but is typically synchronous.
2019 November 6, “Network News”, in Rail, page 23:The projects, which are due to start in November, are: Real-time prediction and mitigation of disruption through personalised passenger communications - [...]