In plain English
It refers to the span of time an office needs to work on something from start to finish. The focus is on the period required to do the needed handling and complete the work.
In context
Here, "processing time" communicates how long the office needs to handle the request and finish the required work on it.
- Situation
- Requesting transcripts, certificates, credentials, verification, and graduation records
- What it communicates
- states the office-handling timeframe for a request.
Meaning limits
By itself, the term does not say when the work will begin or guarantee a completion date.
Examples
“The processing time is two days, but the office will not start the file until next week.”
“The office said the request was still within its normal processing time.”