time limit
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2.7
- noun
- /taɪm ˈlɪmɪt/
:
límite de tiempo
- You need to submit your report by Friday; remember that the time limit is strict.
- set a time limit
- impose a time limit
- enforce time limits
So I truly believe you can't put a time limit on your dreams.
- So I truly believe you can't put a time limit on your dreams.
- And the idea that you can somehow set a time limit is a bit screwy.
- So many states had time limits, statutes of limitations.
- Heraclitus gave Jews and pagans a a time limit to get baptised.
- How important time limits on answers are when dealing with him.
- I mean, I guess so is there a time limit for how long to stay with the job?
- I've always said in my interviews, I don't want a time limit on it.
- OK S post Hi everyone, My girlfriend insists on idling her car for more than the legal time limit to warm it up in the morning.
Examples
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If we wait till Monday, my time limit runs out.
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Okay, we've reached the time limit on this, Walter.
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I think also that the time limit, the time limit actually helps Trump.
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Two things I want us to remember is that you have a specific time limit and limited time.
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And he was set a time limit, so have to get it right within a certain time limit.
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This offer now has a time limit.
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We must do this within a certain time limit.
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As in Part I, the time limit is ten minutes.
Academic text (2003) -
Due to the popularity of bear watching, time limits have been established by the national park.
Academic text (1994) -
And that is why some of the best IQ tests have a time limit, because if you have no time limit, people can do better.
Synonyms
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1.8
A time by which something must be finished
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3.6
A short time to finish a task
Antonyms
How Strict
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly derivable from combining 'time' (a span or period) with 'limit' (a restriction): it denotes a restriction on the amount of time allowed, i.e. a deadline. This straightforward noun+noun composition is cross-linguistically common, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents would readily infer the MWE's meaning.
Etymology
The phrase time limit comes from the picture of time with a clear limit, like a mark on a clock or a line in a race that shows when you must stop. So it means 'a deadline' or the time by which you must finish something.