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back-timing

back-timing noun: a technique used to calculate the amount of remaining time before an event or task ends, by counting down backwards from the end of the program, in order to ensure that the event concludes on time or within a specific time limit.

Noun

back-timing (uncountable)

  1. A technique used to calculate the amount of remaining time before an event or task ends, by counting down backwards from the end of the program, in order to ensure that the event concludes on time or within a specific time limit.

Questions about back-timing

What does back-timing mean?
Back-timing means a technique used to calculate the amount of remaining time before an event or task ends, by counting down backwards from the end of the program, in order to ensure that the event concludes on time or within a specific time limit.
What part of speech is back-timing?
Back-timing is a noun.

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