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real time

[ree-uhl, reel] / ˈri əl, ril /
NOUN
actual time for action or event
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The Peacock reality series, a spinoff of the popular UK show, films in real time while episodes air almost daily.

From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026

For Mills, the crisis was a lesson in what he sees as a risk inherent in an industry where supply shortages have to be addressed in real time.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

First, the personal saving rate is notorious for being revised up because the government tends to undercount incomes in real time...

From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026

MLB teams want to know about every physical ailment their players are dealing with in real time.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026

It had always seemed unfathomable to her, choosing a career where all you did was put yourself out in front of hundreds or thousands of people and risked rejection in real time.

From "When Dimple Met Rishi" by Sandhya Menon



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