time frame
noun
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Should time frame be written as one word or two? At present, it is most commonly styled as two words with no hyphen in between.
Compounds, or “words consisting of components that are words,” come in three varieties: open (two words with a space between them, such as lima bean), hyphenated (two words with a hyphen between them, such as runner-up), and closed (one word, such as rowboat). In some cases, competing compound stylings appear in different publications. This is generally acceptable as long as the spelling remains consistent throughout a book or periodical.
Compounds have a tendency to move from open to closed as time goes by, and our evidence suggests that time frame is headed in this direction. At this point, however, the open compound is far more prevalent.
Examples of time frame in a Sentence
Caitlin McFall, FOXNews.com, 14 Oct. 2025
Compared with the regular season home series against the Cubs in late July, overall visitor spending went up 6% over the same time frame in the previous year, according to data from Visit Milwaukee partner Zartico.
—Ricardo Torres, jsonline.com, 14 Oct. 2025
Adults aged 24 and under reported the steepest decline at -9 percent within the same time frame.
—Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Oct. 2025
If the bank can’t complete the investigation in that time frame, it’s typically supposed to issue you a temporary credit.
—Liz Weston, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Oct. 2025
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“Time frame.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/time%20frame. Accessed 16 Oct. 2025.
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