time frame
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3.1
- noun
- /taɪm freɪm/
- The project is expected to be completed within a time frame of six months.
- a short time frame
- a long time frame
- the same time frame
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Watch on YouTubeBut then about that same time frame, I was in Australia.
- But then about that same time frame, I was in Australia.
- And people don't meet someone in the time frame they thought they'd meet someone.
- Being famous is actually probably more important in today's time frame than being good.
- So we set the meeting up within that three-week time frame.
- April or May time frame is when we set off on that deployment.
- And I think the most important thing is to expand this time frame a little bit.
- Everything is on their time frame and the more that happens, the worse it feels.
- I want you to decide what are your priorities and what is the time frame.
- You and I live in this time frame.
- Like that, that time frame of your life is is important.
- So Fed reacts really dovishly in that time frame and you get a shock.
- Months or weeks or whatever time frame prior to the actual conversation.
- Definitely they were right about the time frame, you know, about five years.
Examples
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Please submit your application by the end of the time frame we discussed.
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The launch time frame is now confirmed.
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You will have established a time frame on which to base your study.
Academic text (1990) -
Within such a short time frame, what threat could be big enough and certain enough?
Fiction book (2001) -
Another element to be considered is the short time frame during which observations occurred.
Academic text (2013) -
Another difficulty for the reform projects came from the short time frame in which curriculum change was funded.
Academic text (1992) -
What I want to suggest is that you set a realistic time frame for IVF attempts.
Fiction book (1991) -
During this time frame, the team will focus on developing new strategies.
Synonyms
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2.2
A length of time that includes certain events
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4.1
A period of time used to plan or describe when events happen
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3.3
A period between two events that you can measure
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3.4
A period of time between a start and an end
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a period during which something happens' is directly derivable from combining 'time' (a span) with 'frame' (a bounding structure or window) — essentially a time window or boundary. This compositional pattern is common across languages and follows transparent metaphorical extension, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily understand it.
Etymology
Time frame comes from the picture-frame image: a frame shows only part of a scene, and time is the thing being shown, so a time frame is a limited slice of time. That's why it means a set 'period' when something will happen.