"round-trip time" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: round-trip times [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} round-trip time (countable and uncountable, plural round-trip times)
  1. (telecommunications) The time elapsed for a message to travel to a remote location and then return. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Telecommunications Synonyms: round-trip delay time [uncommon] Translations (time elapsed for a message to somewhere and back): kierrosaika (Finnish), kiertokulkuaika (Finnish), kiertoaika (Finnish), kiertoviive (Finnish)

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