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handle times

handle times is the plural of handle time.

Meaning of handle time

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

Questions about handle times

What is handle times the plural of?
Handle times is the plural of handle time.

Words near handle times in the dictionary

  1. handlanger
  2. handlangers
  3. handle
  4. handle oneself
  5. handle time
  6. handle times
  7. handle up
  8. handle with kid gloves
  9. handle without gloves
  10. handle without mittens
  11. handleabilities

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