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HSK
(concept of) time / (duration of) time / (point in) time
HSK 1
(control theory) settling time
waiting time / (computing) latency
Beijing Time (BJT); China Standard Time (CST)
local time
business hours; opening hours; office hours
for a moment / momentarily
response time
recently
in the first moments (of sth happening) / immediately (after an event) / first thing
office hours
(technology) response time
in a split second
to kill time
to waste no time in (doing sth); to hurry up
to pass the time
to take up time / to spend time
Eastern Standard Time (EST)
to procrastinate / to stall for time / to filibuster
daily schedule / daily routine
downtime (computer network, power plant etc)
duration
to be in a hurry
random period of time / random interval
working hours; office hours
working hours
(electronics) setup time / (electronics) settling time
to (try to) find the time to
to stall / to play for time
(Tw) Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)
Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)
to act with urgency / to buy time
short term / short time
USA Eastern Standard Time
first fixation duration


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