takt time

noun

On a production line, the average production time per unit that is necessary to meet customer demand.

OriginGerman Taktzeit →
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Meanings

nountakt time (countable and uncountable, plural takt times)

plural takt times · alternative tact time

  1. countableuncountablebusinessOn a production line, the average production time per unit that is necessary to meet customer demand.

Origin

  1. GermanTaktzeit“cycle time”
  2. Englishtakt time

From Japanese タクトタイム, which is from German Taktzeit (“cycle time”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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