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First Response Time (FRT)

The elapsed time between an inbound lead arriving and the business making first contact back.

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Updated 2026 Reviewed every quarter.
Definition

The elapsed time between an inbound lead arriving and the business making first contact back.

In context

Harvard Business Review's Lead Response Management Study found leads contacted within 5 minutes are 21× more likely to qualify than those contacted at 30 minutes. AI receptionists collapse FRT to seconds because there is no callback queue.

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