real-time monitoring

noun
UK /ˌrɪəl taɪm ˈmɒnɪtərɪŋ/
US /ˌriːl taɪm ˈmɑːnɪtərɪŋ/

Watching something happen right now as it happens.

The app uses real-time monitoring to show where the bus is right now.


OTHER MEANINGS

2. Keeping a constant electronic watch on a system to catch problems fast.

Real-time monitoring of the servers alerted the team within seconds.

3. Following a patient's health signs live in a hospital.

The nurses used real-time monitoring to watch his heart rate all night.

4. Tracking money or traffic as it moves, moment by moment.

Real-time monitoring of the roads helped drivers avoid the jam.