cycle time

ˈsaɪ.kəl taɪm

Definition

Definition of cycle time - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

business

TECH.

time taken for a business process to finish

TECH.

Reducing cycle time can improve customer satisfaction.

turnaround time

interval

TECH.

time between the start of one cycle and the next

TECH.

The cycle time between trains is 10 minutes.

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Expressions with cycle

cycle through

use something in a repeated sequence

He cycled through his passwords to find the right one.

vicious cycle

situation where problems cause more problems

Poverty creates a vicious cycle of unemployment and crime.

break the cycle

end a repeating pattern of negative behavior

She sought therapy to break the cycle of anxiety.

cycle on

ride a bicycle to a place

She cycles on to school every morning.

cycle path

path for bicycles, separate from traffic

She rides her bike on the cycle path daily.

exercise cycle

stationary bicycle used for indoor cycling workouts

She spent thirty minutes on the exercise cycle to complete her daily cardio..

Expressions with time

about time

exp.

referring to the concept of time

We talked about time and its mysteries.

in time

adv.

without being late

She arrived in time for the meeting.

take time

require a long period to happen or be done

Good things take time to develop..

time's up

exp.

the deadline has passed, there is no more time

Time's up, please put your pencils down.

ahead of time

adv.

before the expected moment or deadline

The report was submitted ahead of time.

have the time

be available to do something

I don't have the time to meet today.

out of time

adj.

having no time left to finish something

We were out of time to submit the project.

take your time

use as much time as needed

Take your time to answer the question.

any time now

adv.

very soon, within a short time

The bus should arrive any time now.

as time goes by

adv.

gradually, events develop as months go on

As time goes by, friendships can fade or grow stronger.

Terms with cycle time included in their meaning

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current budget

personal finance

spending plan used for the present time period or cycle

fertile phase

biology

time in menstrual cycle when fertilization is likely

safe period

reproduction

time in menstrual cycle with low conception risk

phase angle

science

particular point in the time of a cycle measured as an angle

period

science

the time taken for one cycle of a repeating phenomenon

sprint

cycling

cycle or drive very fast for a short time

circulation time

oceanography

time ocean water takes to complete a cycle

average voltage

technology

mean electrical potential difference over a chosen time or cycle

Examples of cycle time in a sentence

The team analyzed the cycle time to identify delays.
The cycle time for the production line is 5 minutes.
We need to reduce the cycle time to improve efficiency.

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French:temps de cycle, ...
German:Durchlaufzeit, ...
Italian:tempo di ciclo, tempo ciclo, ...
Spanish:tiempo de ciclo, intervalo de ciclo, ...
Portuguese:tempo de ciclo, duração do ciclo, ...
Chinese:周期时间, 循环时间, ...
Japanese:サイクルタイム, サイクル間隔, ...
Arabic:زَمَن الدَّوْرَة, وَقْت الدَّوْرَة, ...
Hebrew:זְמַן מַחְזוֹר, ...
Russian:время цикла, интервал между циклами, ...
Ukrainian:час циклу, ...
Hindi:चक्र समय, चक्र अंतराल, ...
Bengali:চক্র সময়, চক্রকাল, ...
Catalan:temps de cicle, temps del cicle, ...
Czech:doba cyklu, cyklový čas, ...
Danish:gennemløbstid, omløbstid, ...
Dutch:cyclustijd, duur van de cyclus, ...
Greek:χρόνος κύκλου, ...
Hungarian:átfutási idő, ütemidő, ...
Khmer:រយៈពេលវដ្ត, ចន្លោះវដ្ត, ...
Korean:사이클 타임, 사이클 시간, ...
Persian:زمان چرخه, مدت چرخه, ...
Polish:czas cyklu, czas między cyklami, ...
Portuguese (BR):tempo de ciclo, tempo do ciclo, ...
Romanian:timp de ciclu, timpul dintre cicluri, ...
Swedish:cykeltid, tiden mellan cyklerna, ...
Thai:เวลาในการทำงาน, เวลาระหว่างรอบ, ...
Turkish:çevrim süresi, döngüler arasındaki süre, ...
Vietnamese:thời gian chu kỳ, khoảng thời gian chu kỳ, ...

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Definition of cycle time - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

Expressions with cycle

Expressions with time

Terms related to cycle time

Terms with cycle time included in their meaning

Examples of cycle time in a sentence

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