Pattern

Estimates and time copy

How estimates and times are written, and what never appears.

Rules

Usual range first, then the "most people" line, then the basis.
Round to 5 minutes; no seconds, no countdowns, no "up to".
Times are the site's local time; relative times only for staff ("12 min ago").
Past the 90th percentile, the numbers become a sentence that points to a nurse, never red.

Usually 40 min to 1 h

Most people (9 in 10) are done within about 1 h 30 min. Sometimes it takes longer.

Based on past Tuesdays around 7 p.m. at this hospital.

Estimate only, based on past visits at this time. The sickest people are always seen first, so times can change.

Wait estimate block · An honest usual range, the "most people" line and what it is based on.

0 of 2 back

0 of 1 back

Test tracker · Tests as a process (ordered, collected, in the lab, back), never as results.