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dwell time
 n.— «They also emphasised there was a distinction between “dwell time,” which is defined as the time between the wheels stopping and moving again, and “boarding time,” which is defined as the time during which people were passing through the bus doors.» —“Bendy bus ads complaints upheld” BBC News (U.K.) May 10, 2005. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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