noun
the time that elapses between a stimulus and the response to it
• Syn: ↑reaction time, ↑latency, ↑latent period
• Hypernyms: ↑time interval, ↑interval
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the length of time that a person or system takes to react to sth
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The average response time to emergency calls was 9 minutes.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.