initial setting time

English

Noun

initial setting time (countable and uncountable, plural initial setting times)

  1. (construction) Of concrete, the moment in time that cement turns into paste after mixing with water and begins to lose its plasticity.
    Synonym: setting time
    Coordinate term: final setting time
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