"transition time" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: transition times [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} transition time (countable and uncountable, plural transition times)
  1. (electricity, electronics) The amount of time required for the switch output to settle within a given percentage of the final value following a change in the control input level. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Electricity, Electronics
  2. (figurative) Lost or wasted time between an activity or an event during which nothing has been planned or no action can occur. Tags: countable, figuratively, uncountable
    Sense id: en-transition_time-en-noun-WsMdfiyV Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 15 85 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 12 88

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