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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An online application to the show doesn’t have a specific time limit, but the file-size restriction leads to roughly three-minute videos.
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Sean Campbell, Sacbee.com, 3 June 2025
Others were punishing obstacle courses, like one that asked me to race backward through the winding Donkey Kong Spaceport course—except, littered with additional debris and under a strict time limit.
—ArsTechnica, 3 June 2025
While there is no strict time limit, Francis’ inauguration Mass lasted for around two hours.
—Solcyré Burga, Time, 9 May 2025
Try challenging yourself with a 60-second time limit per answer.
—Andrew Fennell, Forbes.com, 22 May 2025
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Sean Campbell, Sacbee.com, 3 June 2025
Others were punishing obstacle courses, like one that asked me to race backward through the winding Donkey Kong Spaceport course—except, littered with additional debris and under a strict time limit.
—ArsTechnica, 3 June 2025
While there is no strict time limit, Francis’ inauguration Mass lasted for around two hours.
—Solcyré Burga, Time, 9 May 2025
Try challenging yourself with a 60-second time limit per answer.
—Andrew Fennell, Forbes.com, 22 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 16 Jun. 2025.
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