How to pronounce "runtimes" in English
run·ti·mes
Hear native speakers say runtimes in context across real video clips
Linguistic Pronunciation Masterclass: “runtimes”
Phonetic mechanics, syllable architecture, and conversational cadence
Syllable Architecture & Stress Distribution
run
Reduced vowel sound, relaxed jaw, and minimal vocal effort.
ti
Reduced vowel sound, relaxed jaw, and minimal vocal effort.
mes
Reduced vowel sound, relaxed jaw, and minimal vocal effort.
Keep the vowel length balanced, placing subtle emphasis on the root morpheme according to standard conversational rhythm.
Common Pronunciation Traps & Learner Mistakes
The Trap: Avoid pronouncing every vowel with full acoustic weight. Non-native speakers often over-enunciate unstressed vowels.
How Native Speakers Say It: Only give full vowel clarity to the primary stressed syllable. Relax all unstressed vowels into a neutral, low-energy schwa (⁄ə⁄).
Connected Speech & Natural Conversational Flow
When "runtimes" is followed by a word starting with a vowel, glide the final consonant into the opening vowel (e.g. "runtimes is" sounds like "runtimes-iz").
Maintain the stress-timed rhythm of English: compress unstressed syllables rapidly so the beat of "runtimes" aligns naturally with adjacent words.
Authentic Spoken Quotes from Native Video Context
“these runtimes you're only as good as the reliable is the runtime implementation is does that answer your question okay”— StanfordWatch clip
“This one is mildly trickier than the previous runtimes that we've done so far in our example problem.”— MIT OpenCourseWareWatch clip
“And Ben tested it out on the North American network to give us a sense of the runtimes.”— Native SpeakerWatch clip
“object constructors manually from the dispatch table and stuff because you don't have the runtimes to do it for you. So you're working with a compiler that doesn't have its runtime, and I don't want to rat”— Native SpeakerWatch clip
“Even mid-level quantum computers that could work fairly cleanly, meaning without too much errors and with runtimes”— Native SpeakerWatch clip
“So hardware is proprietary, drivers above the hardware are typically proprietary, runtimes are open source, closed source.”— Native SpeakerWatch clip
Practice Speaking “runtimes”
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these runtimes you're only as good as the reliable is the runtime implementation is does that answer your question okay
Hear it in context: “runtimes”
29 clipsThe English word “runtimes”. Phonologically, it consists of 3 syllables (run · ti · mes). Grammatically, “runtimes” functions as a adjective, noun. SayItVid indexes 29 authentic English video clips demonstrating how native speakers articulate “runtimes” in natural connected speech across American (US: 8 sampled), British (UK), and Australian (AUS) accents, including verified broadcasts from Stanford, MIT OpenCourseWare.
Spoken Video Transcripts & Contextual Quotes (5 Verified Clips)
- 🇺🇸 USStanfordClip #1 · @82:28
“uh what happens in the runtime right uh so yeah I mean you're like any one of these runtimes you're only as good as the reliable is the runtime implementation is does that answer your question okay reliable is the runtime implementation is does that answer your question okay”
- 🇺🇸 USMIT OpenCourseWareClip #2 · @73:38
“And then our final thing to do is the runtime t. This one is mildly trickier than the previous runtimes that we've done so far in our example problem. that we've done so far in our example problem.”
- 🇺🇸 USClip #3 · @25:20
“a customizable contraction hierarchy. And Ben tested it out on the North American network to give us a sense of the runtimes. to give us a sense of the runtimes.”
- 🇺🇸 USClip #4 · @39:46
“in order to get it to work, I had to go through and call all the object constructors manually from the dispatch table and stuff because you don't have the runtimes to do it for you. So you're working with a compiler that doesn't have its runtime, and I don't want to rat for you. So you're working with a compiler that doesn't have its runtime, and I don't want to rat”
- 🇺🇸 USClip #5 · @35:21
“we don't need super-large-scale quantum computers. Even mid-level quantum computers that could work fairly cleanly, meaning without too much errors and with runtimes meaning without too much errors and with runtimes”
Definition & Meaning: “runtimes”
- Alternative spelling of run-time.
- Alternative spelling of run time.
Example Sentences (2)
- “these runtimes you're only as good as the reliable is the runtime implementation is does that answer your question okay”
- “This one is mildly trickier than the previous runtimes that we've done so far in our example problem.”
Common Phrases & Collocations
Pronounce: “runtimes”
- Syllables:
- run · ti · mes
- Hear it in context
- runtimes
Words that Sound Identical (Homophones)
Unique Sound"runtimes" has no true homophones in standard English — there are no other words with identical pronunciation. Unlike sound-alike pairs like there / their or peace / piece, "runtimes" has a completely distinct phonetic identity.
Frequently asked questions about runtimes
How many syllables are in “runtimes”?
“runtimes” has 3 syllables: run · ti · mes.
What does “runtimes” mean?
Alternative spelling of run-time.
How can I hear “runtimes” used in real sentences?
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What is the most common pronunciation mistake when saying “runtimes”?
Avoid pronouncing every vowel with full acoustic weight. Non-native speakers often over-enunciate unstressed vowels. Only give full vowel clarity to the primary stressed syllable. Relax all unstressed vowels into a neutral, low-energy schwa (⁄ə⁄).