time-sensitive

[ tahym-sen-si-tiv ]

adjective
  1. (of a product, document, or information) useful or relevant for only a limited amount of time: These time-sensitive papers must be signed immediately.

  2. Chemistry. having properties that physically change with the passage of time: When stored for prolonged periods, time-sensitive chemicals can become extremely hazardous.

Origin of time-sensitive

1
First recorded in 1925–30; time + sensitive

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British Dictionary definitions for time-sensitive

time-sensitive

adjective
  1. physically changing as time passes

  2. only relevant or applicable for a short period of time

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