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 Start times shown by <tt>squeue</tt> are accurate but conditional.
-[[Running jobs|Slurm]] projects a starting time for jobs which are high on its priority list but have not yet started. The projected time must be computed from current information, specifically:
+[[Running jobs|Slurm]] schedules future START_TIME for high-priority pending jobs.  These expected start times are computed from current information:
-* what jobs are currently running, and when they will end, and
+* what resources will be made available by running jobs that complete; and
-* what jobs are currently waiting, and what their relative priorities are.
+* resources needed by other, higher-priority jobs waiting to run
 Perforce, Slurm assumes
 * that time limits for running jobs are accurate, and