Define: Total Time

The meaning of “Total Time” differs based on where it is used. We list many below, then combine them into one or more market-standard definitions.

How is Total Time defined in a legal contract?

  • Total Time means the complete duration of an event or activity, measured in any format that is chosen.
    Seen in 7 SEC filings.
  • Total Time means the complete duration within a set period (e.g., quarter, month) during which a given subject or object is required to be available or operational.
    Seen in 5 SEC filings.
  • Total Time means the entire number of minutes within a specific calendar month.
    Seen in 4 SEC filings.
  • Total Time means the total elapsed duration of a game or event, not specifying any conditions or limitations on the format used for recording this duration.
    Seen in 3 SEC filings.
  • Total Time means the length of time during which specific facilities and services are available for use.
    Seen in 3 SEC filings.
  • Total Time means the complete duration of unbroken service a person has served since their initial appointment or reappointment, or since the conferral of tenure, if applicable. This time includes sabbatical leaves, single-quarter or semester leaves, and all other authorized absences, regardless of compensation. However, time spent on an authorized uncompensated leave longer than one academic quarter or semester, unless it was for specific non-degree related scholarly work or for purposes under [clause], does not count towards the total time when determining seniority.
    Seen in 3 SEC filings.

Note: The Genie AI Legal Assistant pulled this data out of the SEC EDGAR Database of 500,000 records from the past 22 years of filings. We regularly update this page as new filings and definitions come in.

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Which definition should you use?

🤔 Our AI Legal Assistant has combined and improved the above descriptions to create market-standard 'Genie definitions' below, with guidance on which documents and which industry to use for each.

Genie Definition 1

  • Total Time means the complete, unbroken duration of an event, activity, or service, expressed in any chosen format.

Relevant Contract Types

Relevant Circumstances

  • When signifying the entirety of a contractor’s work or service provision period
  • When clarifying the duration of a planned event or project
  • When defining how long a supplier or service provider must fulfill their obligations

Relevant Sectors

Genie Definition 2

  • Total Time means the entire number of minutes within a specified period that an entity is available or operational.

Relevant Contract Types

Relevant Circumstances

  • When specifying availability or uptime requirements for IT or other services
  • When setting standards for operation timeframes within a service agreement
  • When calculating billable service or operating time in managed services contracts

Relevant Sectors

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Total Time means the complete, unbroken duration of an event, activity, or service, expressed in any chosen format.

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