real time
noun
: the actual time during which something takes place
the computer may partly analyze the data in real time (as it comes in)—
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real-time
adjective
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The Starlings and other California families are witnessing in real time a potential model for what could soon happen to them playing out across the country in Maine.
—Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 10 Apr. 2025
That way, our advertisers are able to connect with audiences in real time.
—Sara Fischer, Axios, 8 Apr. 2025
The real debate was, of course, little different — except that millions of Americans could now see in real time what Biden’s intimate associates had been concealing from them for many months.
—Fintan O’Toole, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2025
The new effort mirrors a successful GOP war room operation, through which Trump’s party responds in real time to trending news and interviews, mocking Democrats and streamlining GOP messaging on issues.
—Sarah Fortinsky, The Hill, 7 Apr. 2025
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Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 10 Apr. 2025
That way, our advertisers are able to connect with audiences in real time.
—Sara Fischer, Axios, 8 Apr. 2025
The real debate was, of course, little different — except that millions of Americans could now see in real time what Biden’s intimate associates had been concealing from them for many months.
—Fintan O’Toole, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2025
The new effort mirrors a successful GOP war room operation, through which Trump’s party responds in real time to trending news and interviews, mocking Democrats and streamlining GOP messaging on issues.
—Sarah Fortinsky, The Hill, 7 Apr. 2025
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“Real time.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/real%20time. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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