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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

time-sensitive

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.45 in modern English

Syllables
time-sen-si-tive
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Sensitive to latency or small variations in time; time-critical.

adj

Reliant on a deterministic ordering in time; time-dependent.

adj

Urgent.

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

more time-sensitive (comparative) most time-sensitive (superlative)

Questions

What does time-sensitive mean?
Sensitive to latency or small variations in time; time-critical.

How to pronounce time-sensitive

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