待ち時間
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Meanings
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waiting time; latency; standby time; queueing time
General term for the time spent waiting, including technical uses such as latency in computing or standby time for devices.
The waiting time at the hospital was long and tiring.
The latency of this app is a few seconds.
Usage patterns
- 〈場所〉の待ち時間the waiting time at a place
The waiting time at the hospital is always long.
- 待ち時間が長い／短いthe waiting time is long/short
Since it's a popular restaurant, the waiting time was long.
- 待ち時間を利用するto make use of the waiting time
I read a book to make use of the waiting time.