Engineering Velocity · Section 3 12 / 24

Faster reviews ship faster. Everything else is noise.

Teams with a median review time under 4 hours deploy 3.2x more frequently than those exceeding 24 hours. Review latency is the single strongest predictor of shipping velocity.

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1 – 4h
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4 – 8h
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5
2 – 5d
2
5d+
This is the GitHub Dark design system, applied by Curio Design — a design-style library for AI agents. Full GitHub Dark guide → designbycurio.com/learn/github-dark