waiting time
collocation in Englishmeaningsofwaitandtime
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wait
noun[S]
uk/weɪt/us/weɪt/
a period of time when you stay in one place until someone comes, or something happens, or until you can ...
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time
noun
uk/taɪm/us/taɪm/
the part of existence that is measured in minutes, days, years, etc., or this process considered as ...
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(Definition ofwaitandtimefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Thewaitingtimefor these same conditions is once again increasing.
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About one-third of patients with nonacute conditions have awaitingtimelonger than 3 months (59).
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Waitingtimefor hospital services, and in particular for surgical procedures, is another problem.
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Patients apparently value other factors at least as highly as the expectedwaitingtime(see above).
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This new approach could improve laboratory throughput, reducing thewaitingtimefor test results.
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The meanwaitingtimeto transplant was 52+37 days.
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Waitingtimedifferences persist despite the introduction of choice.
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Waitingtimedifferences persist in spite of the introduction of choice.
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To model thiswaitingtime, the notion of wait state is introduced.
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The attributes of importance includedwaitingtime, location of first appointment, and location of second appointment.
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Patients apparently value other factors just as highly as the expectedwaitingtime(see above).
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Another possible cause for skewedwaitingtimedistributions is large (stochastic) variation in the arrival process.
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The medianwaitingtimeis currently 3.5 weeks, but varies widely.
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