24s

24s is a compact notation for a duration of twenty-four seconds, with the letter s denoting the SI unit of time, seconds. As a shorthand, it appears in contexts where concise timing information is useful, such as in timekeeping, event planning, and labeling of segments in media or data.

In sports, 24 seconds is best known for the duration of the shot clock in basketball. The NBA adopted a 24-second shot clock in 1954 to prevent stall tactics and speed up play, a rule that influenced many other leagues and levels of competition. The 24-second limit governs how long a team can possess the ball before attempting a shot.

In media and production, 24s can denote a segment duration on a script, storyboard, or timecode. It helps editors and directors pace scenes, transitions, or countdowns. In video or audio timelines, 24 seconds corresponds to a specific point marked within a timeline, often formatted as a timecode such as 00:00:24.

In computing and networking, fixed timeouts or retry intervals may be specified in seconds, sometimes written as 24s in configuration files or logs. As a general unit, 24s is equivalent to 0.4 minutes, 24,000 milliseconds, or 2,400 centiseconds.

If 24s refers to a particular product, work, or organization, additional context is needed to determine its exact meaning, as there is no universally defined entity by that name. See also: 24 seconds, shot clock, timecode, duration.