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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Try challenging yourself with a 60-second time limit per answer.
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Andrew Fennell, Forbes.com, 22 May 2025
Likewise, unlike ones sold by town halls — which usually impose a three-year time limit on completing repairs — these properties come with no such restrictions.
—Silvia Marchetti, CNN Money, 18 May 2025
The papal conclave includes the most electors ever — the bulk of them appointed by the late pope — and has no time limit to reach a two-thirds majority vote, CBS News reported.
—Natalie Demaree, Miami Herald, 7 May 2025
There was no time limit on how long an emergency could stay in place.
—Amanda Lewellyn, Vox, 18 May 2025
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Andrew Fennell, Forbes.com, 22 May 2025
Likewise, unlike ones sold by town halls — which usually impose a three-year time limit on completing repairs — these properties come with no such restrictions.
—Silvia Marchetti, CNN Money, 18 May 2025
The papal conclave includes the most electors ever — the bulk of them appointed by the late pope — and has no time limit to reach a two-thirds majority vote, CBS News reported.
—Natalie Demaree, Miami Herald, 7 May 2025
There was no time limit on how long an emergency could stay in place.
—Amanda Lewellyn, Vox, 18 May 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 3 Jun. 2025.
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