assembly time

noun

The amount of time required to assemble a group of components in order to create another component or final product.

Meanings

nounassembly time (countable and uncountable, plural assembly times)

plural assembly times

  1. countableuncountableThe amount of time required to assemble a group of components in order to create another component or final product.
  2. countableuncountablecomputingThe amount of time required for a computer to translate symbolic computer language into instructions of a machine language.
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APA

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “assembly time,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/assembly%20time.

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