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deferred time

deferred time noun: the time when a tournament is paused due to time constraints, when a player's next move has been written down held until the tournament resumes, during which the player can examine possible play outcomes.

Noun

deferred time (countable and uncountable, plural deferred times)

  1. The time when a tournament is paused due to time constraints, when a player's next move has been written down held until the tournament resumes, during which the player can examine possible play outcomes.
  2. The time when a deferred operation eventually takes place.
  3. The time when someone or something is not actively making progress but will resume again later.

Forms of deferred time

pluraldeferred times

Questions about deferred time

What does deferred time mean?
Deferred time means the time when a tournament is paused due to time constraints, when a player's next move has been written down held until the tournament resumes, during which the player can examine possible play outcomes.
What part of speech is deferred time?
Deferred time is a noun.
What is the plural of deferred time?
The plural of deferred time is deferred times.

Words near deferred time in the dictionary

  1. deferred
  2. deferred annuities
  3. deferred annuity
  4. deferred prosecution agreement
  5. deferred prosecution agreements
  6. deferred time
  7. deferred times
  8. deferreds
  9. deferrer
  10. deferrers
  11. deferrest

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