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run-time

run-time

2 4.2
The time when a computer program runs on a device
  • noun
  • /ˈrʌnˌtaɪm/
  • Specialized
translation icon : tiempo de ejecución
  • The new software update significantly improved the application's run time during tasks.
  • run-time libraries
  • run-time library functions
  • run-time environment

Examples

  • Engineers often analyze run time to ensure optimal performance of their programs.

  • For example, the average run time for the subway line from the beginning to the end station is 30 minutes.

    Academic text (2016)

  • The line size of the machine can be used to determine the cache size at run time.

    Academic text (1994)

  • Audiences are accustomed to long run times.

    Deadpool & Wolverine (2024)

  • In order to keep turnaround time to a minimum, it was necessary to reduce the run times of the final DRC/LVS cycle.

    Academic text (1999)

  • When you get a type bug at run-time, it's not in the typed part of your code.

    Blog text (30)

  • Visual Studio recognizes it is an error and I get a run-time error.

    Blog text (5)

  • For application programs, run-time support is required to enable effective use of IEEE floating-point.

    Academic text (1999)

  • While it is somewhat unique and has a tolerable 76-minute run time, it definitely has more than low-budget flaws.

    Blog text (12)

  • Most of the recent Java run-time environments, i.e., JRE 1.7x, are vulnerable.

    Blog text (21)

Synonyms

runtime
vsrun-time
8 4.9

The length of time a movie or program runs

is specifically about how long a computer program is executing
running time
vsrun-time
7 3.1

The length of a movie, TV show, or performance from beginning to end

focuses on software execution duration, not on performance or film length

Antonyms

downtime
  • Specialized
46 4.1

A time when a machine or system is not working, for example during repairs

to idle
1 3.2

To spend time doing nothing

How Long

long run
205 3.2
run-time
  • Specialized
2 4.2
short-run
27 4.1
immediate
570 1.3

Surface Forms

run-time singular
run-times plural

Morphology

run-time = run + time (transparent) = run + time

The meaning is a straightforward compound: the 'time' during which something 'runs' (here, a program), which is clear to learners familiar with both words and common in computing contexts.

Etymology

Run-time is like a movie's 'running time': run means 'move or operate' and time means 'period'. So, run-time is the period when a computer program is running or in action.