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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Nate Moore, from Hina, and MC Chukwujekwu, from Kele, had to move nearly 100 sand bags under a time limit lose their votes.
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Sarah Moore, Freep.com, 23 Oct. 2025
Stricter Rules Take Effect The One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA), passed earlier this year, expands the age range for able-bodied adults without dependents who fall under SNAP’s three-month time limit.
—Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Oct. 2025
The race guide says there is a six-hour time limit for the full marathon course.
—Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 15 Oct. 2025
But Nelson replied that while many provisions of the voting rights law did have time limits, Congress deliberately refused to put a time limit on this provision.
—Nina Totenberg, NPR, 15 Oct. 2025
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Sarah Moore, Freep.com, 23 Oct. 2025
Stricter Rules Take Effect The One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA), passed earlier this year, expands the age range for able-bodied adults without dependents who fall under SNAP’s three-month time limit.
—Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Oct. 2025
The race guide says there is a six-hour time limit for the full marathon course.
—Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 15 Oct. 2025
But Nelson replied that while many provisions of the voting rights law did have time limits, Congress deliberately refused to put a time limit on this provision.
—Nina Totenberg, NPR, 15 Oct. 2025
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“Time limit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/time%20limit. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.
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