time shifting

noun

The practice of recording a broadcast with the intention of watching or listening to it later at a more convenient time.

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Meanings

nountime shifting (uncountable)
  1. uncountablebroadcastingThe practice of recording a broadcast with the intention of watching or listening to it later at a more convenient time.
  2. uncountablebroadcastingThe practice of network affiliates from different time zones of making television programs available at multiple times during the day.
  3. uncountableThe correction of the times in a subtitle file.

Translations

Catalan decalatge
  • decalatgeThe practice of recording a broadcast
Chinese Mandarin 時移 /时移
  • 時移 /时移 (shíyí)The practice of recording a broadcast
French décalage
  • décalageThe practice of recording a broadcast
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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