Time lost waiting for the tool to do its job.

等待工具完成工作所消耗的时间。

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That way complex programs can be executed with a minimum of latency, or time lost, for the person waiting for results.

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In the time Coke spent trying to acquire Huiyuan, in negotiating the deal, in conducting due diligence and in waiting for regulatory approval, it lost time it could have spent building up its own juice labels within the market.

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