Meaning of dwell time | Babel Free

Definitions

1. The length of time that a thing or person remains in a given state.
   uncountable, usually
2. The period of time that a system or element of a system remains in a given state.
   uncountable, usually
3. The duty time soldiers have at their domestic home base between foreign deployments.
   uncountable, usually
4. The amount of time that a user spends on a certain page or site.
   Internet, uncountable, usually
5. The amount of time a container is sitting onshore before being loaded onto trucks.
   uncountable, usually
6. The amount of time that an antenna beam spends on a target.
   uncountable, usually
7. The duration of a stop made by a train, tram or other transport vehicle to allow passengers to board or alight.
   uncountable, usually
8. Synonym of contact time.
   uncountable, usually

Examples

“The drone has a dwell time of about six hours when operating from an in-theater airfield.”

“The part needs a total dwell time in the autoclave of 95 minutes.”

“Mr Thomas also confirmed that dwell times at New Street [Birmingham] are being examined to assess whether lengthening these would give the service more resilience, ...”

“Due to overcrowding, the train network is experiencing very long dwell times.”

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