running time

How long showing

Running time is how long something takes to complete.

For films and performances, it's the duration from start to finish: The movie has a running time of two hours and fifteen minutes.

In computing, running time measures how long a program takes to execute, often analyzed to compare algorithm efficiency.

Related

timeframe · session · playtime · how long · start to finish · interval · period · extent · benchmarking · movie · stretch · uptime · latency · throughput · screening · box office · span · span

Categories
Opposites
duration endpoints

running timeinstantaneous

Happening without any delay

momentary · timeless · instant · no time · eternal

temporal measurement type

running timestart time

When something is scheduled

end time · release date · timestamp · showtime

media description category

running timeplot summary

Condensed narrative overview

synopsis · storyline · content · subject matter · genre

Family

running, runs, runner, runners, runny, time, times, timed, timing

Familiarity
Top 100,000
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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated G