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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There's no time limit for low-potency steroids,5 and these are unlikely to cause TSW.
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Mary Choy, Verywell Health, 11 July 2024
While 53- and 54-year-olds were excused from the requirements to get out of the time limit rule previously, in October, the criteria now apply to them as well.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 9 July 2024
The good news is that there’s no time limit for claiming previously unclaimed property.
—Liz Weston, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2024
The actor then discussed his previous habit of setting a two-hour time limit on his phone and noted how the time would fly.
—Marina Watts, Peoplemag, 21 June 2024
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Mary Choy, Verywell Health, 11 July 2024
While 53- and 54-year-olds were excused from the requirements to get out of the time limit rule previously, in October, the criteria now apply to them as well.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 9 July 2024
The good news is that there’s no time limit for claiming previously unclaimed property.
—Liz Weston, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2024
The actor then discussed his previous habit of setting a two-hour time limit on his phone and noted how the time would fly.
—Marina Watts, Peoplemag, 21 June 2024
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“Time limit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/time%20limit. Accessed 26 Jul. 2024.
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