time-shifted communication
nounUK /ˈtaɪmˌʃɪftɪd kəˌmjuːnɪˈkeɪʃən/
US /ˈtaɪmˌʃɪftɪd kəˌmjuːnəˈkeɪʃən/
Sending a message to someone who reads or hears it later, not right away.
Leaving a voicemail is a kind of time-shifted communication because your friend listens to it later.
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2. A way of talking where the sender and receiver are not present at the same moment.
Email and letters are examples of time-shifted communication.
3. Messages stored by a device so they can be played or read at a later time.
The app saves your time-shifted communication so you can reply when you are free.
4. Communication that lets people respond whenever they choose instead of in real time.
Time-shifted communication helps people in different time zones talk to each other.