real-time attack

noun

A non-tool-assisted speedrun of a game that is timed using a separate timer from that of any in-game timer.

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Meanings

nounreal-time attack (countable and uncountable, plural real-time attacks)

plural real-time attacks · alternative RTA

  1. countableuncountablevideo gamesA non-tool-assisted speedrun of a game that is timed using a separate timer from that of any in-game timer.
  2. countableuncountablevideo gamesThe timing method itself used to time such speedruns.

Origin

Blend of real-time + time attack.

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APA

real-time attack. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/real-time%20attack

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

Chicago

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

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