Release time of a reed contact, measured in milli-seconds, is the time interval from coil de-energization to the opening or change over of the reed contact. The functioning time of the reed contact in question is taken as its initial functioning time, not including contact bounce.
In the United States public school system, released time or release time is time set aside during school hours, typically an hour a day or a week, for students to receive off-campus private religious education. There were challenges, but the concept was upheld and a defined implementation resulted, blocking hostility to religious instruction for these students whose parents approved, permitting accommodation yet precluded public funding.
