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
R. H. Marchchatted online in real time
real-time
adjective
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To do so in real time and on the scale that companies like OpenAI hope to build out requires parallel processing performed at data centers that house thousands of GPUs.
—Nicole Narea, Vox, 26 June 2024
The agency also stopped using its own website to debunk election misinformation in real time.
—Shannon Bond, NPR, 26 June 2024
What if there’s just not that much going on, even in real time?
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 26 June 2024
That’s a worry for right-wing media figures, which risk seeing their bogus narrative about Biden being ripped up in real time.
—Oliver Darcy, CNN, 25 June 2024
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Nicole Narea, Vox, 26 June 2024
The agency also stopped using its own website to debunk election misinformation in real time.
—Shannon Bond, NPR, 26 June 2024
What if there’s just not that much going on, even in real time?
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 26 June 2024
That’s a worry for right-wing media figures, which risk seeing their bogus narrative about Biden being ripped up in real time.
—Oliver Darcy, CNN, 25 June 2024
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“Real time.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/real%20time. Accessed 4 Jul. 2024.
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