dwell time

== English == === Noun === dwell time (usually uncountable, plural dwell times) The length of time that a thing or person remains in a given state. (chiefly engineering) The period of time that a system or element of a system remains in a given state. (military) The duty time soldiers have at their domestic home base between foreign deployments. (Internet, marketing) The amount of time that a user spends on a certain page or site. (shipping) The amount of time a container is sitting onshore before being loaded onto trucks. (electrical engineering, physics) The amount of time that an antenna beam spends on a target. (transport) The duration of a stop made by a train, tram or other transport vehicle to allow passengers to board or alight. Synonym of contact time. ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === References === “dwell time”, in OneLook Dictionary Search. “dwell time”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022. === Further reading === dwell time on Wikipedia.Wikipedia === Anagrams === well-timed