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
Duaa Eldeib, ProPublica, 10 Sep. 2025
Burn hazards, meaning use of the product could lead to burns, were behind 294 recalls in the same time frame.
—Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Sep. 2025
But while Amodei thinks that AI could swipe half of white-collar roles in the next five years, spiking unemployment up to 20%, Yampolskiy said that joblessness could reach as high as 99% in that same time frame.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 9 Sep. 2025
There are two different time frames within the model.
—Steve Banker, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
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“Time frame.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/time%20frame. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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