time limit

noun

1. a period of time within which an action or procedure must be done or completed.

Word History and Origins

Origin of time limit¹

First recorded in 1875–80

Example Sentences

That was the year when Clinton and his allies achieved a longtime goal — strict time limits for poor women to receive government assistance.

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There are a pleasantly surprising number of directorial flourishes in “Maigret”—a thoroughly modern home cast as eerily gothic, for instance; conversational pauses that bend the time limits of conventional TV.

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Instagram is the only social media platform Liberty is on, and she has a screen time limit because it reminds her to put the phone down and take a break.

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The first rule would not mandate work requirements and time limits; instead, it permits local housing authorities and landlords to implement them.

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During a court appearance on 20 August legal arguments around whether the charge was brought within the six-month time limit were heard.

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Related Words

• deadline