run time

ˈrʌn taɪm

Definition

Definition of run time - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

media

length of a film or audio track

The movie has a run time of 120 minutes.

duration

length

playtime

durationtime taken to complete a task

The run time of the movie is two hours.

duration

interval

period

technology

TECH.

period when a program is executing

TECH.

The error occurred during the run time.

processing time

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Expressions with run

run around

move quickly in different directions

The kids will run around in the park for hours..

run into

collide with something

She didn't see the post and run into it..

chicken run

enclosed area where chickens are kept

The farmer expanded the chicken run to accommodate more birds.

long run

extended period of time for outcomes to appear

In the long run, hard work pays off.

run out of

use all of something so none is left

We will run out of milk soon.

get run over

be hit and passed over by a vehicle or object

He got run over by a car yesterday.

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 run time included in their meaning

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rev the engine

vehicles

make an engine run faster for a short time

program optimization

code tuning

improving software to run faster or use less memory, power, or time

short-dated

adj.

time-sensitive

having little time to run before due

parallel operation

computers

when two or more tasks run at the same time

autoloader

technology

software loading classes at run time

ERTMS

acr.

acr: European Rail Traffic Management System

makes trains run safely and on time

script language

technology

programming language for automating tasks in a run-time environment

Examples of run time in a sentence

We need to check the run time before watching the film.
The software's run time was unexpectedly long.
We need to reduce the run time of this process.
Optimizing run time is crucial for efficient software.
The program's run time was reduced by half.

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French:durée, temps d'exécution, ...
German:Laufzeit, Dauer, ...
Italian:durata, tempo di esecuzione, ...
Spanish:duración, tiempo de funcionamiento, ...
Portuguese:tempo de execução, tempo de funcionamento, ...
Chinese:播放时长, 时长, ...
Japanese:上映時間, 実行時間, ...
Arabic:مُدَّةُ التَّشْغِيل, مُدَّةُ العَرْض, ...
Hebrew:זְמַן רִיצַת, זְמַן רִיצָה, ...
Russian:продолжительность, время выполнения, ...
Ukrainian:тривалість, час виконання, ...
Hindi:अवधि, रन टाइम, ...
Bengali:স্থিতিকাল, চলমান সময়, ...
Catalan:durada, temps d'execució, ...
Czech:stopáž, doba trvání, ...
Danish:spilletid, kørsel, ...
Dutch:speelduur, looptijd, ...
Greek:διάρκεια, χρόνος εκτέλεσης, ...
Hungarian:játékidő, futási idő, ...
Khmer:រយៈពេលចាក់បញ្ចាំង, រយៈពេលបំពេញការងារ, ...
Korean:상영 시간, 실행 시간, ...
Persian:مدت زمان, زمان اجرا, ...
Polish:czas trwania, czas działania, ...
Portuguese (BR):tempo de execução, ...
Romanian:timp de rulare, durată de execuție, ...
Swedish:speltid, körtid, ...
Thai:ระยะเวลา, เวลาทำงาน, ...
Turkish:süre, çalışma süresi, ...
Vietnamese:thời lượng, thời gian chạy, ...

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Definition of run time - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

Expressions with run

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