time frame

T t

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [tahym freym]
- /taɪm freɪm/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [tahym freym]
- /taɪm freɪm/

Definitions of time frame words

noun time frame a period of time during which something has taken or will take place: We're talking about a time frame of five minutes for the president's visit. 1
noun time frame period, timescale 1
noun time frame period in which sth is expected to occur 1
countable noun time frame The time frame of an event is the length of time during which it happens or develops. 0
noun time frame a given interval of time, esp. in relation to a particular event or process 0

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Origin of time frame

First appearance:

before 1960

One of the 3% newest English words

First recorded in 1960-65

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Time frame

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Time frame

time frame popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 43% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 51% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

time frame usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for time frame

noun time frame

cutoff — A cutoff or a cutoff point is the level or limit at which you decide that something should stop happening.
d-day — You can use D-day to refer to the day that is chosen for the beginning of an important activity.
deadline — A deadline is a time or date before which a particular task must be finished or a particular thing must be done.
h-hour — the time, usually unspecified, set for the beginning of a planned attack.

All 4 Synonyms of time frame