longest delay in queue

In call center metrics, LDQ is tracked through two categories – longest delay to answer and longest delay to action. Longest delay to answer is the longest delay for a caller before being managed by an agent; longest delay to abandon is the maximum time a caller waited for agent interaction before hanging up.

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