realtime

real·time
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/ˈɹiːəltaɪm//ˈɹiːltaɪm/

A form of real-time — Communicated as the events being responded to occur; communicated or proceeding without much delay.

OriginEnglish time ← Middle English tyme ← Old English tīma →
CommonScrabble 10
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Meanings

adjectiverealtime (not comparable)
  1. alternativenot comparableAlternative form of real-time.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*(H)reh₁-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*(H)reh₁ís
  3. Proto-Italic*reis
  4. Classical Latinrēs
  5. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  7. Late Latinreālis
  8. Old Frenchree
  9. Middle Englishreal
  10. Englishreal
  11. Proto-Indo-European*deh₂-
  12. Proto-Indo-European*deh₂y-
  13. Proto-Indo-European*dih₂-mon-
  14. Proto-Germanic*tīmô
  15. Proto-West Germanic*tīmō
  16. Old Englishtīma
  17. Middle Englishtyme
  18. Englishtime
  19. Englishrealtime

From real + time.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

realtime. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/realtime

MLA

“realtime.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/realtime. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “realtime,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/realtime.

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