time limit
noun
: an amount of time in which something must be done or completed
My boss gave me a three-hour time limit to finish the job.
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People paying fees would also earn tenancy rights and not have a time limit on their length of stay.
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Mathew Miranda, Sacbee.com, 17 Sep. 2025
At the end of the time limit, Gemini managed to get correct answers for 10 of the 12 problems, which earned it a gold medal.
—Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 17 Sep. 2025
As the show continued, the donation amount went negative, leading the winners to throw caution to the wind and forgo the 45-second time limit since the $100,000 donation was long gone.
—Carolyn Burt, Oc Register, 15 Sep. 2025
There is no time limit on how long such consultations could take, and experts say the language is flexible enough to allow each member to decide how far to go in responding to armed aggression against another.
—Matt Spetalnick, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
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Mathew Miranda, Sacbee.com, 17 Sep. 2025
At the end of the time limit, Gemini managed to get correct answers for 10 of the 12 problems, which earned it a gold medal.
—Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 17 Sep. 2025
As the show continued, the donation amount went negative, leading the winners to throw caution to the wind and forgo the 45-second time limit since the $100,000 donation was long gone.
—Carolyn Burt, Oc Register, 15 Sep. 2025
There is no time limit on how long such consultations could take, and experts say the language is flexible enough to allow each member to decide how far to go in responding to armed aggression against another.
—Matt Spetalnick, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for time limit
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“Time limit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/time%20limit. Accessed 19 Sep. 2025.
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