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real time

[ree-uhl, reel] / ˈri əl, ril /
NOUN
actual time for action or event
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Real-time odds on screen showed viewers that underdogs including Dwayne Johnson and Adam Sandler had a roughly zero percent chance of being named winners.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 12, 2026

Real-time market- intelligence firm OpenBrand External link, for example, estimates that price growth for consumer durables and personal goods accelerated 0.6% month over month.

From Barron's • Oct. 10, 2025

Real-time data can find students who need intervention before falling behind or who are ready to accelerate and should be advanced, Waite said.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 23, 2025

Real-time imaging shows them what direction the bubbles are moving in.

From Science Daily • Dec. 7, 2023

Real-time interaction is fundamental to the context of focusing on nano-scale.

From The Civilization of Illiteracy by Nadin, Mihai



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