India, Nov. 23 -- The U.S. judge considering whether to order a breakup of Google's advertising technology business asked the Department of Justice (DOJ) on Friday how quickly such a remedy would take effect, saying, "time is of the essence".

Google has so far come away largely unscathed from a bipartisan government legal crackdown on the dominance of Big Tech, a push that began during the first term of President Donald Trump. But that could change, depending on what U.S. District Court Judge Leonie Brinkema in Alexandria, Virginia, decides in the DOJ's case over Google's ad tech.

At closing arguments in the case on Friday, the judge brought up the fact that Google will seek to appeal the case, a move that would likely push any forced s...