Real Time

1. When referring to in-game battles, real-time combat simply means that the player must enter commands to make their character physically attack an enemy or defend themselves immediately (in 'real-time'); i.e. the action does not stop to allow players to enter commands.
2. In MMORPGs, real-time means that the player may not pause the game at any point; when the player isn't playing, the time of day continues on in the game.

See also Turn Based.