instruction time

noun

The total amount of time during which a student receives teaching or instruction from a classroom teacher in a school.

Meanings

nouninstruction time (countable and uncountable, plural instruction times)

plural instruction times

  1. countableuncountableeducationThe total amount of time during which a student receives teaching or instruction from a classroom teacher in a school.
  2. countableuncountablecomputingThe total amount of time required for an instruction to be fetched from memory and stored in the instruction register.
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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