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

An officer of the bank should personally see that the loans earned up to the cage in the morning were properly returned to the vaults at night and secured with a time lock.

From True Stories of Crime From the District Attorney's Office by Train, Arthur Cheney