wait time

collocation in English

meaningsofwaitandtime

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wait
noun[S]
uk
/weɪt/us
/weɪt/
a period of time when you stay in one place until someone comes, or something happens, or until you can ...
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time
noun
uk
/taɪm/us
/taɪm/
the part of existence that is measured in minutes, days, years, etc., or this process considered as ...
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(Definition ofwaitandtimefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Since this is a blocking in, thewaittimeis unbounded.
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Toss-ups are resolved bywaittime.
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For example, teachers can investigate whether providing additionalwaittimewhen they ask questions leads to longer and syntactically more complex learner production in their classrooms.
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Currently the program has a severe backlog, with a potentialwaittimeof 12 years.
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For these purposes,waittimecan be equated to the price of an object.
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The medianwaittimefor surgery is four weeks, with 82.2% waiting less than three months.
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How can the court determine what is a reasonablewaittime, they ask?
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Exotic dishes in this category often require a considerablewaittimebefore it is served.
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The medianwaittimefor surgery is four weeks with 82.2% waiting fewer than 90 days.
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Additionally, each 36 seconds of time elapsed, known aswaittime, is $.20.
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The goal is to minimize the customerwaittimefor the first 100 customers.
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Another problem was found in thewaittimeto use the rides.
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The new mortgage reduces thewaittimeto 12 months.
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Thewaittimeis important for avoiding toxic levels of anesthetics in the systemic bloodstream.
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Since zero mismatches have such high graft survival these recipients are afforded priority regardless of location andwaittime.
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Eveyone arrived on time with little to nowaittime.
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The researchers concluded that the length ofwaittimewas one of the crucial elements of the task that is influenced by age.
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The typicalwaittimeto be seen at an urgent care center is less than 30 minutes, compared with hours at an emergency department.
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Survey data shows that the medianwaittimeto see a special physician is a little over four weeks with 89.5% waiting less than three months.
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