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handle time

handle time noun: the duration of a telephone call from a customer to a business (used as a customer service cost metric).

Noun

handle time (countable and uncountable, plural handle times)

  1. The duration of a telephone call from a customer to a business (used as a customer service cost metric).
    • Telephone staff workload is calculated by multiplying the number of forecast calls for an hour by the handle time for an average call.1991, Mobius: The Journal of the Society of Consumer Affairs, page 25

Forms of handle time

pluralhandle times

Questions about handle time

What does handle time mean?
Handle time means the duration of a telephone call from a customer to a business (used as a customer service cost metric).
What part of speech is handle time?
Handle time is a noun.
What is the plural of handle time?
The plural of handle time is handle times.

Words near handle time in the dictionary

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