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response time

noun

  1. Psychology. the time consumed in making a response.
  2. Computers. the time that elapses while waiting for a computer to respond to a command.


response time

noun

  1. computing the length of time taken by a system to respond to an instruction


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Word History and Origins

Origin of response time1

First recorded in 1955–60

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Example Sentences

On October 1, the average response time of a page on the site was eight seconds.

And you fix the cops to get the response time down from an hour.

“Response time is critical,” former GOP Rep. Asa Hutchinson, who headed the commission, told reporters.

If you have the firearms in the presence of someone in the school, it will reduce the response time and save lives.

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