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.

Examples of time limit in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Ultimately, the passengers had to exit the aircraft because the first crew reached its legal duty-time limit after a six-hour delay. — Jessica Mekles, FOXNews.com, 6 Oct. 2026

Unless Congress sets a time limit on the authorization, authority to use the legal justification to launch military strikes can theoretically span multiple administrations. — Christopher Buchanan, Los Angeles Times, 5 Oct. 2026

Cecchi Gori filed a criminal complaint in Rome against Rusic for misappropriation, but the court acquitted her in 2014, citing both the protection afforded to spouses under Italian law and the expiration of the time limit for bringing the case. — Mattia Ferraresi, Air Mail, 3 Oct. 2026

But no state has a time limit on the most serious crime, murder. — Tim Stelloh, NBC news, 2 Oct. 2026

Rhymes for time limit

• delimit