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real time

[ree-uhl, reel] / ˈri əl, ril /
NOUN
actual time for action or event
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Surgeons woke Tilly for about 30 minutes so they could map those parts of her brain in real time and protect vital tissue while removing the malformation.

From BBC Jul. 23, 2026

The company currently manages over 7 billion devices in real time.

From MarketWatch Jul. 22, 2026

Sophia was processing this all in real time, both as a subject and a co-director.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 22, 2026

Moreover, one expert I spoke with, Sarah Taber, a small farmer and crop scientist, describes FoodNet as a “long term library of disease data,” not a reactive tool that’s useful in real time.

From Slate Jul. 22, 2026

The thought of anything worse, the thought of doing real time in a real prison, I couldn’t even imagine.

From "Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood" by Trevor Noah



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