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the Google Analytics interface time on page is defined as the “average amount of time users spent viewing a specified page or screen, or set of pages or screens

This is the average amount of time all users spend on a single page. It results from only the non-bounces from a single page, which is actually a smaller number than the actual number of hits a page gets.

For most sites, this is the amount of time that a visitor spends reading the content on a single page. This number is calculated by dividing the total amount of time that visitors spend on your site, by the total number of site visits.

Time on page tracks visit lengths

Within the Google Analytics interface (available for Jetpack's Premium and Professional plan users), time on page is defined as the “average amount of time users spent viewing a specified page or screen, or set of pages or screens.”

Average time spent people on a single page is called time on page