round-trip time

noun

The time elapsed for a message to travel to a remote location and then return.

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round-trip delay time
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Meanings

nounround-trip time (countable and uncountable, plural round-trip times)

plural round-trip times

  1. countableuncountablecommunicationsThe time elapsed for a message to travel to a remote location and then return.

    Synonyms: round-trip delay time

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe time elapsed for a message to travel to a remote location and then return.

Similar
round-trip delay time

Translations

Finnish kierrosaika, kiertokulkuaika
  • kierrosaikatime elapsed for a message to somewhere and back
  • kiertokulkuaikatime elapsed for a message to somewhere and back
  • kiertoaikatime elapsed for a message to somewhere and back
  • kiertoviivetime elapsed for a message to somewhere and back
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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