queue time
How long waiting
Queue time is the duration spent waiting in line before being served or processed.
The term appears in computing, manufacturing, and customer service contexts: The server's queue time spiked during peak hours.
In amusement parks and call centers, queue time is tracked as a key metric of customer experience.
- waitingRemaining in expectation
- delayEnforced waiting period
- long linesExtended waiting formations
- lineContinuous mark or queue
- holdMaintain in grasp
hold music · patience · customers · customer service · ticket · standing · frustration · processing · buffer · latency · service · anticipation · backlog · minutes · peak hours · hours · eternity · impatience
queue timeinstant access
Reaching something without delay
priority service · express service · fast-track · quick turnaround · VIP access
queue timedirect access
Unmediated connection to something
concierge service · VIP service · instant gratification · express service · expedited service
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