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)—

R. H. March

chatted online in real time

real-time adjective

Examples of real time in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web For example, in marketing, platforms like HubSpot and Google Analytics now incorporate AI capabilities that analyze customer behavior and campaign performance in real time. —

John Hall, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024 Election misinformation Election officials are hustling to fight misinformation in real time during the early voting process. —

Alexandra Banner, CNN, 1 Nov. 2024 Some show off their collections of rare vintage Campus boots, while others just lust for them in real time. —

Sam Reed, Glamour, 31 Oct. 2024 Up in their offices one day in September, four engineers and data scientists sat at a table tracking on a wall-size monitor every diamond being worked on by the company, in real time, in both Botswana and Belgium, detailing what each employee was doing. —

Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 31 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for real time

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