time-shiftingn.

Brit.

/ˈtʌɪmʃɪftɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈtaɪmˌʃɪftɪŋ/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: time n., shifting n.

Etymology: < time n. + shifting n. Compare later time-shift v. and earlier time shift n.

1. The action or fact of moving something forward or backward with regard to timing; a change in the time or timing of something.In quot. 1919: the end of daylight saving time.

ΚΠ

1919 N.Y. Tribune 26 Oct. 10/6 Trains in terminals at the hour of time shifting were held for an hour.

1927 Amer. Econ. Rev. 17 79 The line is drawn between that time-shifting of goods which is warranted by time-price relations and that which is not.

1955 J. G. Truxal Automatic Feedback Control Syst. Synthesis vii. 448 The time-shifting operation is performed very simply by removing from the stack of cards the number corresponding to the number of samples in the desired shift τ.

2009 N.Y. Rev. Bks. 24 Sept. 56/1 Miller's new production of La Traviata..would resist any impulse toward time-shifting or drastic stylization.

2. The action of viewing a recording of an earlier television broadcast.

ΚΠ

1919 [see sense 1].

1978 N.Y. Times 21 Mar. 71/3 They are being sold primarily as products for ‘time shifting’—watching television at one's convenience.

1994 Guardian 5 Sept. ii. 15/2 Time-shifting with VCRs has dropped dramatically in multi-channel homes because people know that the programme they have just missed will be on again soon enough.

2005 N.Y. Times Mag. 10 Apr. 41/1 Virtually every network and cable company I spoke with voiced frustration with Nielsen's tardiness in measuring ‘time-shifting’.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	time-shifting
释义	time-shiftingn. Brit. /ˈtʌɪmʃɪftɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈtaɪmˌʃɪftɪŋ/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: time n., shifting n. Etymology: < time n. + shifting n. Compare later time-shift v. and earlier time shift n. 1. The action or fact of moving something forward or backward with regard to timing; a change in the time or timing of something.In quot. 1919: the end of daylight saving time. ΚΠ 1919 N.Y. Tribune 26 Oct. 10/6 Trains in terminals at the hour of time shifting were held for an hour. 1927 Amer. Econ. Rev. 17 79 The line is drawn between that time-shifting of goods which is warranted by time-price relations and that which is not. 1955 J. G. Truxal Automatic Feedback Control Syst. Synthesis vii. 448 The time-shifting operation is performed very simply by removing from the stack of cards the number corresponding to the number of samples in the desired shift τ. 2009 N.Y. Rev. Bks. 24 Sept. 56/1 Miller's new production of La Traviata..would resist any impulse toward time-shifting or drastic stylization. 2. The action of viewing a recording of an earlier television broadcast. ΚΠ 1919 [see sense 1]. 1978 N.Y. Times 21 Mar. 71/3 They are being sold primarily as products for ‘time shifting’—watching television at one's convenience. 1994 Guardian 5 Sept. ii. 15/2 Time-shifting with VCRs has dropped dramatically in multi-channel homes because people know that the programme they have just missed will be on again soon enough. 2005 N.Y. Times Mag. 10 Apr. 41/1 Virtually every network and cable company I spoke with voiced frustration with Nielsen's tardiness in measuring ‘time-shifting’. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1919
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