time lock

American  

noun

1. a lock, as for the door of a bank vault, equipped with a mechanism that makes it impossible to operate the lock within certain hours.

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Etymology

Origin of time lock

First recorded in 1865–70

Example Sentences

Hari bought a kSafe, a plastic safe with a time lock.

From Washington Post • Jan. 22, 2022

And once you find the right lender, “get a real time lock for 30 to 45 days.”

From Washington Post • Sep. 28, 2021

There Annabel’s father proudly shows off its new state-of-the-art safe, equipped with a special time lock.

From Washington Post • Sep. 7, 2021

But there's a time lock on the vault, which can not be overridden.

From Time Magazine Archive

Passing behind the counter, he opened the iron door of the vault, disclosing within a good-sized chamber, in the rear of which was set the great steel safe, locked with a time lock.

From The Broncho Rider Boys with Funston at Vera Cruz Or, Upholding the Honor of the Stars and Stripes by Fowler, Frank