compile time

noun

The point at which a program is converted from source code to machine code; literally the time of compilation.

Opposite
run time
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Meanings

nouncompile time (usually uncountable, plural compile times)

plural compile times

  1. attributiveoftenuncountableusuallyThe point at which a program is converted from source code to machine code; literally the time of compilation.

Synonyms & antonyms

antonym(s) of “time of compilation”

Opposite
run time

Translations

Polish czas kompilacji
  • czas kompilacjitime of compilation
Romanian timp de compilare
  • timp de compilaretime of compilation
Cite this entry
APA

compile time. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/compile%20time

MLA

“compile time.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/compile%20time. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “compile time,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/compile%20time.

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