time limit

time lim·it

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [tahym lim-it]
- /taɪm ˈlɪm ɪt/
- /taɪm ˈlɪmɪt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [tahym lim-it]
- /taɪm ˈlɪm ɪt/

Definitions of time limit words

noun time limit a period of time within which an action or procedure must be done or completed. 1
noun time limit period in which a task must be done 1
countable noun time limit A time limit is a date before which a particular task must be completed. 0
noun time limit a time or date before which a particular task must be completed 0
noun time limit the amount of time allowed before a particular task must be completed 0
noun time limit a fixed period of time during which something is valid, or must be done, completed, or ended 0

See all 6 definitions of time limit

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Origin of time limit

First appearance:

before 1875

One of the 25% newest English words

First recorded in 1875-80

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Time limit

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Time limit

time limit popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 44% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for time limit

noun time limit

curfew — A curfew is a law stating that people must stay inside their houses after a particular time at night, for example during a war.
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 5 Synonyms of time limit