final setting time

noun

Of concrete, the time elapsed between the moment that water is added to the cement, and the moment when the paste has completely lost its plasticity.

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Meanings

nounfinal setting time (countable and uncountable, plural final setting times)

plural final setting times

  1. countableuncountablebusinessOf concrete, the time elapsed between the moment that water is added to the cement, and the moment when the paste has completely lost its plasticity.
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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