time-sensitive

ˈtaɪmˌsɛnsɪtɪv

Definition

Definition of time-sensitive - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

urgencyneeding immediate attention or action

The time-sensitive report was submitted before the deadline.

pressing

urgent

precision

TECH.

requiring precise timing or affected by delays

TECH.

The time-sensitive experiment needed exact measurements.

urgent

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Origin of time-sensitive

English, time (period) + sensitive (responsive)

Terms with time-sensitive included in their meaning

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short-dated

adj.

time-sensitive

having little time to run before due

isochronous

adj.

technology

related to time-sensitive data

Examples of time-sensitive in a sentence

Time-sensitive tasks were prioritized during the meeting.
The time-sensitive delivery must arrive by noon.
Time-sensitive documents were sent via express mail.

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French:urgent, critique, ...
German:zeitkritisch, dringlich, ...
Italian:urgente, critico, ...
Spanish:urgente, crítico, ...
Portuguese:urgente, sensível ao tempo, ...
Chinese:紧急的, 时间紧迫的, ...
Japanese:緊急性のある, タイムセンシティブな, ...
Arabic:حَسَّاس لِلْوَقْت, حَسَّاس لِلْوَقْت, ...
Hebrew:דָחוּף, רָגִישׁ לַזְּמַן, ...
Russian:срочный, чувствительный ко времени, ...
Ukrainian:терміновий, часочутливий, ...
Hindi:समय-संवेदी, समय-निर्भर, ...
Bengali:জরুরি, সময়নির্ভর, ...
Catalan:urgent, crític, ...
Czech:naléhavý, termínově citlivý, ...
Danish:tidskritisk, tidsfølsom, ...
Dutch:dringend, tijdgevoelig, ...
Greek:επείγων, χρονοευαίσθητος, ...
Hungarian:sürgős, időérzékeny, ...
Khmer:បន្ទាន់, ត្រូវការពេលវេលាច្បាស់លាស់, ...
Korean:긴급한, 시간에 민감한, ...
Persian:فوری, حساس به زمان, ...
Polish:pilny, wrażliwy na czas, ...
Portuguese (BR):urgente, ...
Romanian:urgent, sensibil la timp, ...
Swedish:tidskänslig, tidskritisk, ...
Thai:เร่งด่วน, ที่ไวต่อเวลา, ...
Turkish:zaman duyarlı, zamana duyarlı, ...
Vietnamese:khẩn cấp, nhạy thời gian, ...

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