时间差

Traditional: 時間差

shí jiān chā

Dictionary entry

difference in timing; time gap; time lag

What does 时间差 mean?

时间差 (shí jiān chā) has the following dictionary meaning.

1difference in timing; time gap; time lag

2(volleyball) timing-gap attack (clipped form of 時間差攻擊|时间差攻击[shi2 jian1 cha1 gong1 ji1])

3(by extension) exploitable time gap; advantage arising from a difference in timing

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时shíold variant of 時|时[shi2]间jiānbetween · among 差chādifference; discrepancy · (math.) difference (amount remaining after a subtraction)

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时间差

shí jiān chā

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