Fact · Languages and accents
Microsoft says interim transcription and translation results are returned as speech is detected, before the final results.
Checked against its source on October 17, 2026
In the source's own words
“Interim transcription and translation results are returned as speech is detected”
What is speech translation? (Azure Speech, Microsoft Learn), Microsoft, 2026, What is speech translation?.
Open the original- What it measures
- Interim results are the partial text that changes while someone is still speaking. The final result comes after the speaker pauses.
- What it does not show
- The statement says nothing about how accurate an interim result is compared with the final one.