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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The time limit to complete this triathlon is generally 16 or 17 hours.
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Sally Hoelscher, USA Today, 29 Apr. 2025
Because of the tournament’s one-hour, 45-minute time limit, the game went to an international tiebreaker format after five innings, with both teams beginning their at-bats in the sixth with a runner on second base.
—Lou Ponsi, Oc Register, 2 Apr. 2025
The authorities said that those migrants who stayed beyond the three-month time limit risked being deported.
—Lomi Kriel, ProPublica, 12 Mar. 2025
Many of these exemptions are uncapped in terms of their dollar amounts or time limit.
—Andrew R. Chow, Time, 25 Apr. 2025
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Sally Hoelscher, USA Today, 29 Apr. 2025
Because of the tournament’s one-hour, 45-minute time limit, the game went to an international tiebreaker format after five innings, with both teams beginning their at-bats in the sixth with a runner on second base.
—Lou Ponsi, Oc Register, 2 Apr. 2025
The authorities said that those migrants who stayed beyond the three-month time limit risked being deported.
—Lomi Kriel, ProPublica, 12 Mar. 2025
Many of these exemptions are uncapped in terms of their dollar amounts or time limit.
—Andrew R. Chow, Time, 25 Apr. 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 11 May. 2025.
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