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 is no time limit on how long such consultations could take, and experts say the language is flexible enough to allow each member to decide how far to go in responding to armed aggression against another.
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Matt Spetalnick, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
Officials declined to waive the time limit for Miller, who had asked for an exception, according to its March denial letter.
—Fred Clasen-Kelly, ABC News, 11 Sep. 2025
Your options may be limited by a time limit or deadline, so pay attention to deadlines.
—Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Some treaties don’t have a time limit at all.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 11 Sep. 2025
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Matt Spetalnick, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
Officials declined to waive the time limit for Miller, who had asked for an exception, according to its March denial letter.
—Fred Clasen-Kelly, ABC News, 11 Sep. 2025
Your options may be limited by a time limit or deadline, so pay attention to deadlines.
—Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Some treaties don’t have a time limit at all.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 11 Sep. 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 13 Sep. 2025.
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