elapsed time
noun/ɪˌlæpst ˈtaɪm/
/ɪˌlæpst ˈtaɪm/
[uncountable] (specialist)- used to describe the time that passes between the start and end of a project or a computer operation, in contrast to the actual time needed to do a particular task that is part of the project
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