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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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What made this Journey so diabolical is there was a time limit on Steven going all around the perimeter of the island to collect combination lock puzzle numbers, but the player had no idea what the time limit was. Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Dec. 2025 As with other types of debt, there is a time limit for pursuing legal action over unpaid medical debt. Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 1 Dec. 2025 However, there is a time limit to how long a car can be parked in front of someone’s house. Sacbee.com, 27 Nov. 2025 No time limit and no appointment needed. Samantha Gowen, Oc Register, 24 Nov. 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 8 Dec. 2025.

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