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Sixty-five Chinese-English translators\u2019 (35 novices, 30 experienced) keystroke activities were tracked as they translated comparable texts under three time conditions: Short, Standard, and Free. Multi-level analyses captured micro-level behaviors (pausing, segmentation) and macro-level process organization (phase allocation, revision strategies). Results reveal experience-dependent adaptation. Both groups demonstrated increased fluency and production stability when time pressure was relieved, producing longer and more consistent text segments and engaging in more immediate self-correction. However, the two groups diverged fundamentally in their strategic responses. Experienced translators maintained stable production rhythms across all conditions and strategically allocated time to orientation and end revision, cleanly separating drafting from revision. 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