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real time

[ree-uhl, reel] / ˈri əl, ril /
NOUN
actual time for action or event
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A traditional adviser managing hundreds of clients cannot recalibrate each portfolio in real time as a client’s income, spending habits or retirement timeline shifts.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 1, 2026

That real time control is central to the approach, because the treatment depends on staying within a safe and useful range.

From Science Daily • May 27, 2026

But to watch how far they are eroding in real time, that is what I find so troubling.

From Slate • May 26, 2026

Set in Isabela, Puerto Rico, “The Table by Chef Tino” sees diners sit close to the kitchen and watch the cooking unfold in real time.

From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 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



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