cycle time

Noun

 * 1)  The total elapsed time to complete an operation or set of operations.
 * Order cycle time can now be minutes from when the customer starts entering an order to when it is visible to the warehouse.
 * Production cycle time is not as important as the time spent in transit.
 * Design cycle time for an all-new state-of-the-art compressor is still years from go-ahead to readiness for manufacture.