travel time

American

noun

time spent traveling for a job, as from home to work or in the course of business.

Etymology

Origin of travel time

First recorded in 1885–90

Example Sentences

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Still, King wasn’t a happy camper, noting that she and her husband had to add more travel time to get to and from the port for the new cruise.

From MarketWatch

Metro’s proposed solution is estimated to drop end-to-end travel times through the corridor down to 18 minutes or less.

From Los Angeles Times

It is estimated this could reduce travel time by about three hours.

From BBC

China this summer sent a cargo ship to the Polish port of Gdansk by skirting the North Pole, a route twice as fast as travel times using the Suez Canal.

From The Wall Street Journal

The tunnel will reduce travel time between Kashmir and Ladakh from 3 hours to 20 minutes.

From The Wall Street Journal

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