time frame

American  

noun

1. a period of time during which something has taken or will take place.

   We're talking about a time frame of five minutes for the president's visit.

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time frame British  

noun

1. the period of time within which certain events are scheduled to occur

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Etymology

Origin of time frame

First recorded in 1960–65

Example Sentences

Using the same methodology and time frame, furniture buying was down 5% as prices were up 7%.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026

There is at present no time frame for the conflict’s conclusion, Trump told Fox News.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 24, 2026

Hernandez was reported missing from her family’s Lake Elsinore neighborhood three times in 2024, and she was spotted at some of D4vd’s concerts during that time frame.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 23, 2026

But the Joint Committee previously estimated that taxing carried interest as income would raise $63.1 billion over a decade, and that cracking down on derivative contracts could raise $16.5 billion in that time frame.

From Barron's • Apr. 22, 2026

And that time frame was for weapons of immense size and doubtful transportability by aircraft or missile.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik