time-sensitive

English

Adjective

time-sensitive (comparative more time-sensitive, superlative most time-sensitive)

1. Sensitive to latency or small variations in time; time-critical.
2. Reliant on a deterministic ordering in time; time-dependent. (Can we add an example for this sense?)
3. Urgent.
   • 2023 January 25, 'Industry Insider', “Minimum service levels”, in RAIL, number 975, page 68:

     For bulk freight, services are less time-sensitive and may not be regarded as essential, although there could be exceptions, such as the movement of biomass and the residual coal demand for power stations.