"quick time event" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: quick time events [plural]
Etymology: Introduced by the Japanese video game Shenmue (1999). Head templates: {{en-noun}} quick time event (plural quick time events)
  1. (video games) An interactive cut scene-like sequence in a video game where the player has a limited time in which to push a button, or sequence of buttons, displayed on screen. Wikipedia link: quick time event Categories (topical): Video games
    Sense id: en-quick_time_event-en-noun-fgrKjDsg Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: video-games

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