How to Use real time in a Sentence

real time

noun
  • Yeah, and maybe just to echo, Alan, just to give you the real time.
    — Fortune Editors, Fortune, 27 July 2022
  • In a clip from the race, the Spaniard’s shock at the outcome is caught in real time.
    — Anna Lazarus Caplan, Peoplemag, 12 June 2024
  • Changes in the neutral rate are tough to spot in real time.
    — Jeanna Smialek, New York Times, 21 Sep. 2023
  • And for the latest can’t-miss deals in real time, head to our live blog.
    — Isabel Garcia, Peoplemag, 11 July 2023
  • Start with the song and watching the eclipse in real time, end with a screening.
    — Maria Sherman, Quartz, 3 Apr. 2024
  • The new series is believed to take place in real time over a day in the vein of 24.
    — Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 5 Nov. 2024
  • The next step should be to stream rock and pop concerts in real time, or close to it.
    — Timothy Noah, The New Republic, 18 Nov. 2022
  • No one wants to see anyone be played and no one wants to see it in real time.
    — Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 18 Mar. 2024
  • This was the start of a coverup, happening in real time.
    — Andrew Ryan, BostonGlobe.com, 6 Aug. 2022
  • And these 25- to 30-page scenes are all taking place in real time.
    — Tyler Coates, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 June 2022
  • Keep track of the 2024 Grammy winners in real time here.
    — Anna Tingley, Variety, 4 Feb. 2024
  • For those who can't watch episodes in real time, catch up on Hulu the next day.
    — Jackie Tempera, People.com, 26 Jan. 2025
  • The flash sale will start at 9 a.m. PST, you'll be given a spot in line, and be able to track your progress in real time.
    — Madison Flager, Condé Nast Traveler, 27 Nov. 2023
  • Keep in mind that the pacer and timer do not work if the app is not being used in real time.
    — Leslie Hsu Oh, Travel + Leisure, 22 Feb. 2023
  • There’s no easy way to tell how many beds are available in real time.
    — Gary Warth, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Apr. 2023
  • The bizarre thing about the blockchain is that all of these tracers can watch this theft happen in real time.
    — Wired Staff, WIRED, 9 Feb. 2023
  • Get all your World Cup news and highlights here, in real time.
    — Aj Willingham, CNN, 22 Nov. 2022
  • The app can show how far away a potential partner is in real time, down to the foot.
    — Byron Tau, WIRED, 27 Feb. 2024
  • What if there’s just not that much going on, even in real time?
    — Brian Steinberg, Variety, 26 June 2024
  • Episodes one and two happen in real time, mid-2020–episode three follows up in the present.
    — Jennifer Maas, Variety, 27 Apr. 2022
  • And the American public are going to get the chance to watch that play out in real time.
    — Nbc Universal, NBC News, 10 Dec. 2023
  • Far from the world’s eyes, this story felt like it was being buried in real time.
    — ProPublica, 15 Dec. 2022
  • This line helped show how Tunisians’ views shifted in real time.
    — Michael Robbins, Foreign Affairs, 14 Dec. 2023
  • Each tester then chose two products, one for each eye, to judge one against the other in real time.
    — Melanie Rud, Peoplemag, 21 Apr. 2023
  • To be able to tell stories about an upside-down world in real time has been a gift.
    — Lesley Goldberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 May 2022
  • In some ways, episode eight is the beginning of season one in real time.
    — Demetrius Patterson, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 Mar. 2024
  • Did either of you watch in real time the horrific events of that day?
    — Chicago Tribune, 2 Aug. 2022
  • It’s become a chance for everyday cinephiles to see what all the buzz is about in real time.
    — Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 11 Feb. 2025
  • What happened next is told by Hoffman, a former L.A. Times reporter, as the story played out in real time.
    — Carolyn Kellogg, Los Angeles Times, 24 Apr. 2025
  • Viewers may also catch the show live on the ABC app or website, along with live-streaming sites that allow viewers to watch in real time.
    — Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 23 Apr. 2025

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