"cycle time" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: cycle times [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} cycle time (plural cycle times)
  1. (operations) The total elapsed time to complete an operation or set of operations. Categories (topical): Operations

Inflected forms

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