clearance time

noun15

1. •
   The amount of time it takes from the initiation of a process until it is completed.
2. •
   The amount of time required for a payment to be deposited to an account.

   • The question of clearance time is important, too, in avoiding overdraft penalties. — 1962
3. •
   The amount of time it takes for a pedestrian to reach the other side of a crosswalk.

   • On a street with a median at least 6 feet in width, it may be desirable to allow only enough pedestrian clearance time on a given phase to clear the crossing from the curb to the median. — 1971
4. •
   The amount of time from when a pilot requests the right to land at an airport and the tower allows the pilot to land.

   • And when the pilot asks for an expect further clearance time, he is usually told, "Oh, you can expect your filed route after such and such," the fix to which you have been cleared. — 1992
5. •
   The amount of time it takes to get through customs.

   • There should be a maximum clearance time of 45 minutes for any passenger on any international arriving flight on any day of the year at any time of the day. — 1988
6. •
   The amount of time it takes for a backordered item to arrive.
7. •
   The amount of time from when a fault is detected to when a circuit is automatically reopened.
8. •
   The amount of time it takes to empty something out.
9. •
   The amount of time to clear a road from traffic after an incident.

   • Econometric models have been developed for incident clearance time, which will help freeway incident management agencies to rationalize the deployment of their incident-response resources. — 1997
10. •
    The amount of time to clear a traffic queue when a signal changes.

    • The clearance time of a vehicle starting from within a queue can generally being composed of two time intervals. — 2002
11. •
    The amount of time to process all the individuals on a waiting list.
12. •
    The amount of time for a substance to be eliminated from a body, body part or organ.

    • It should be emphasized, however, that if the drug detection methods are only marginal, the effects of increased doses on clearance time can be quite marked (Fig 4). — 1982
13. •
    The amount of time it takes to clear a building or other public area in an emergency.

    • It also established "clearance time" as a regulatory concept. — 2022
14. •
    The amount of time before a foreign substance in the air has dissipated.

    • The exhaust configuration has little bearing on clearance time. — 2004
15. •
    The amount of additional time (clearance) allotted in a situation.