actual time

Not scheduled, but

Actual time is the real-world hours when something occurs, as opposed to fictional time within a narrative or scheduled time that may differ from reality.

In project management, actual time refers to how long a task genuinely took versus estimates: The actual time to completion was three weeks longer than projected.

In broadcasting, programs airing in actual time unfold at normal speed without compression.

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clock · wall clock · live · moment · instantaneous · elapsed · duration · timestamp · synchronous · immediate · punctual · precise · running · ticking · countdown · schedule · simultaneous · exact

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estimation vs. reality

actual timeballpark figure

Rough numerical estimate

guesstimate

planning vs. execution

actual timescheduled time

deadline

real vs. theoretical

actual timestandard time

Regional clock convention

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actual, actually, actuality, actualize, actualization, act, action, active, activity

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