: assigned or distributed as a portion, share, or lot
finished in the allotted time
Silently, all the creatures filed to their allotted places.—
Brian Jacques
Brian JacquesThe teacher had exhausted his allotted sick leave after weakness in his vocal muscles made it impossible for him to teach.—Education Week
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If so, request a vote to see if members will consider going back to spending an allotted time on book discussion before socializing.
—Harriette Cole, Mercury News, 15 Oct. 2025
Exhibitors must submit a seller’s permit form and payment in full to view their allotted exhibitor badge.
—Carlos Rico, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Sep. 2025
However, the money pot would diminish for every speech that went over the 45-second allotted time for the Emmy recipients.
—Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 25 Sep. 2025
This didn't happen in practice, though some stars like Hannah Einbinder vowed to personally donate to make up for going over their allotted time.
—Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 25 Sep. 2025
Bourne’s removal of her clothes prompted board Vice President Hiram Jackson to interrupt Bourne’s three-minute allotted time to call for a recess.
—Ishani Desai, Sacbee.com, 22 Sep. 2025
One-fifth of them didn’t make it around in the seven-hour cutoff time, and others were eliminated for failing to make checkpoints within the allotted time.
—Anna Richards, Outside, 18 Sep. 2025
Two winners were awarded 10-minute showers (rather than the allotted two minutes).
—Yasemin Saplakoglu, Quanta Magazine, 15 Sep. 2025
At the top of the show, Bargatze explained that the total would decrease every time winners go over their allotted time for their acceptance speeches.
—Saba Hamedy, NBC news, 15 Sep. 2025
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Harriette Cole, Mercury News, 15 Oct. 2025
Exhibitors must submit a seller’s permit form and payment in full to view their allotted exhibitor badge.
—Carlos Rico, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Sep. 2025
However, the money pot would diminish for every speech that went over the 45-second allotted time for the Emmy recipients.
—Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 25 Sep. 2025
This didn't happen in practice, though some stars like Hannah Einbinder vowed to personally donate to make up for going over their allotted time.
—Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 25 Sep. 2025
Bourne’s removal of her clothes prompted board Vice President Hiram Jackson to interrupt Bourne’s three-minute allotted time to call for a recess.
—Ishani Desai, Sacbee.com, 22 Sep. 2025
One-fifth of them didn’t make it around in the seven-hour cutoff time, and others were eliminated for failing to make checkpoints within the allotted time.
—Anna Richards, Outside, 18 Sep. 2025
Two winners were awarded 10-minute showers (rather than the allotted two minutes).
—Yasemin Saplakoglu, Quanta Magazine, 15 Sep. 2025
At the top of the show, Bargatze explained that the total would decrease every time winners go over their allotted time for their acceptance speeches.
—Saba Hamedy, NBC news, 15 Sep. 2025
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“Allotted.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/allotted. Accessed 25 Oct. 2025.
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