burn time
English edit
Noun edit
burn time (countable and uncountable, plural burn times)
- (physics, astronautics) The amount of time in which which the propellant charge of a rocket engine is completely consumed.
- The total amount of time a single load of wood will burn from the moment of ignition until the moment of smoldering.
Verb edit
burn time (third-person singular simple present burns time, present participle burning time, simple past and past participle burned time)
- (idiomatic) To waste time unnecessarily.