deadtime
/ˈdɛdtaɪm/noun
deadtime is spelled D-E-A-D-T-I-M-E: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 74 million words in written English, the 272,462nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, deadtime means “The time between a change in a signal and the response to that change” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of deadtime is deadtimes.
How many letters and syllables are in deadtime?
| Letters | 8: D-E-A-D-T-I-M-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 74 million words; the 272,462nd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is deadtime?
Deadtime appears about once in every 74 million words in written English, the 272,462nd most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce deadtime?
- /ˈdɛdtaɪm/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of deadtime
- deadtimes plural
- dead time
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does deadtime mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The time between a change in a signal and the response to that change.
- 2
The time, after an event, during which a system cannot respond to a second event.
- 3
slangThe serving of a prison sentence.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does deadtime come from?
From dead + time.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).