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real time

[ree-uhl, reel] / ˈri əl, ril /
NOUN
actual time for action or event
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Independent companies such as Truflation now use the internet to monitor price changes in almost real time.

From MarketWatch • Jul. 2, 2026

Watching all this happen, in real time, has been magical, miraculous and magnetic.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 1, 2026

The platform purports to be the first prediction market of its kind, pricing county and city wildfire risk in real time.

From Slate • Jun. 30, 2026

Which collisions should be recorded will need to be selected in real time -- a task that will be entrusted to artificial intelligence systems capable of identifying the most promising events.

From Barron's • Jun. 27, 2026

The new equipment also included the most sophisticated metal detectors ever invented and waterproofed iPads that enabled the team’s divers to map the location of each new artifact that was discovered in real time.

From "Shipwrecked!" by Martin W. Sandler



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