timebound
Americanadjective
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limited to a specific chronological period or point.
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having a specific and strict deadline.
Example Sentences
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Irish transport minister Darragh O'Brien said the package is "timebound and targeted".
From BBC ● Apr. 29, 2026
While its timebound and still stately — there’s no interrupting the largely pre-written statements usually delivered by a low-level diplomat — it’s still generally the spiciest the General Debate gets.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 26, 2023
Kojima’s response had reminded me of a comment he once made about the timebound nature of video games.
From New York Times ● Mar. 3, 2020
Letters, postcards and telegrams, included with addresses and personalized stationery, are scattered throughout the novel to emphasize the partial and timebound quality of Vanessa’s narrative, the limitations on what she can see and understand.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 5, 2015
Even his childhood memories as the son of a Rumanian couple living in France are rendered as scattered images rather than timebound incidents.
From Time Magazine Archive
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