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 for filing claims, because the state maintains unclaimed assets for the rightful owners forever, according to nccash.com.
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Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 28 Mar. 2025
Justice Brett Kavanaugh repeatedly probed whether there should be a time limit to the section of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 that’s aimed at preventing the dilution of power of the Black vote.
—Maureen Groppe, USA TODAY, 24 Mar. 2025
Always Allowed means your child can use the app even at bedtime and after the daily time limit has expired.
—PCMAG, 17 Mar. 2025
The five-year time limit for prosecuting Mr. Schumer under the most likely charges that might stem from any inquiry expires on Tuesday.
—Glenn Thrush, New York Times, 4 Mar. 2025
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Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 28 Mar. 2025
Justice Brett Kavanaugh repeatedly probed whether there should be a time limit to the section of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 that’s aimed at preventing the dilution of power of the Black vote.
—Maureen Groppe, USA TODAY, 24 Mar. 2025
Always Allowed means your child can use the app even at bedtime and after the daily time limit has expired.
—PCMAG, 17 Mar. 2025
The five-year time limit for prosecuting Mr. Schumer under the most likely charges that might stem from any inquiry expires on Tuesday.
—Glenn Thrush, New York Times, 4 Mar. 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 4 Apr. 2025.
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