time lock

noun

: a lock controlled by clockwork to prevent its being opened before a set time

Examples of time lock in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Multi-signature wallets, multi-party computing, and time locks are effective ways to leverage Bitcoin technology for enhanced security. — Javier Bastardo, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2025

This may not seem like a problem for time locks a few years in advance, but imagine sending bitcoin to your grandkids in 50 years. — Korok Ray, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025

There Annabel’s father proudly shows off its new state-of-the-art safe, equipped with a special time lock. — Washington Post, 8 Sep. 2021

Brazil for the first time locked down a large city, the capital of Maranhão state. — Nicole Winfield, Angela Charlton and Chris Blake, Houston Chronicle, 6 May 2020

If my memory of IR rules and my math are both correct, the first time Lock will be eligible to play in a game is against Cleveland on the first weekend in November. — Mark Kiszla, The Denver Post, 23 Sep. 2019

Word History

First Known Use

1858, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for time lock

• aftershock
• antiknock
• arawak
• hollyhock
• interlock
• manioc
• shuttlecock
• tomahawk
• weathercock
• alcock
• beanstalk
• bedrock