handling time

noun

The total number of business days from the moment one receives payment for an item and the moment when the package is processed or scanned at a shipping carrier.

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Meanings

nounhandling time (countable and uncountable, plural handling times)

plural handling times

  1. countableuncountablebusinessThe total number of business days from the moment one receives payment for an item and the moment when the package is processed or scanned at a shipping carrier.
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APA

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“handling time.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/handling%20time. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “handling time,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/handling%20time.

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