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# receiveTime

The time at which a packet was received, in nanoseconds, based on `CLOCK_MONOTONIC_RAW`.

```
var receiveTime: UInt64 { get }
```

## See Also

[`shouldCalculateReceiveTime`](/documentation/Network/NWProtocolIP/Options/shouldCalculateReceiveTime)

A Boolean that indicates whether a connection delivers receive timestamps for IP packets.


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