real time

[ree-uhl, reel] / ˈri əl, ril /

NOUN

actual time for action or event

Synonyms

WEAK

actual time problem-solving time

Example Sentences

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Ent’s AI-powered platform monitors endpoints in real time, assessing user intent to intervene and prevent insider data leaks.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 16, 2026

I was figuring it out in real time and I was so honored that Steven Spielberg would trust me with such an important moment in his story.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 16, 2026

This capability could enable advanced local data processing at cryogenic temperatures and improve important quantum computing functions such as quantum error correction and real time quantum control.

From Science Daily • Jun. 12, 2026

What matters is the mass production of cheap and lethal projectiles that are adapted in real time, not long-term investment in big and vulnerable platforms that become outdated fast.

From BBC • Jun. 12, 2026

This might suggest that the so-called imaginary time is really the real time, and that what we call real time is just a figment of our imaginations.

From "A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays" by Stephen Hawking