time-based

Governed by duration

Time-based describes something structured around or dependent on the passage of time.

A time-based media like video or audio unfolds sequentially, unlike a photograph.

Time-based billing charges by the hour.

Time-based access expires after a set period.

The term appears frequently in computing, art, and business contexts where duration matters.

scheduling

calendar

Date-tracking system

slot · duration · window · recurring · periodic · hourly · daily · weekly · monthly · quarterly

media

animation

Technique creating movement illusion

sequenced · duration · synchronization · audio · video · editing · scrubbing · timestamp · loop · transition

competition

stopwatch

Interval timing device

  • sprintBrief maximum-speed effort
  • raceCompetition of speed
  • lapOne complete circuit

split · record · qualifying · heat · clock · buzzer · countdown · relay · checkpoint · personal-best

billing

hourly

Once each sixty minutes

billable · retainer · fee · charge · consulting · clock · tracking · logged · accrued · compensation

access

expiring

Ceasing to be valid

lease · rental · trial · permit · pass · validity · window · restricted · authenticated · credential

pricing

surge

Sudden powerful increase

seasonal · demand · fluctuating · variable · tiered · matinee · discount · premium · rate · tariff

Categories
Opposites
temporal dependency

time-basedtimeless

Unaffected by eras

time-independent · permanent · atemporal · eternal · static

permanence

time-basedpermanent

Fixed without end

perpetual · indefinite · unlimited · open-ended · non-expiring

measurement basis

time-basedoutcome-based

Assessed by end results

performance-based · merit-based · space-based · location-based · event-based

Family

time, based, base, times, timed, timing, timely, timer, timers

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Abstract · Everyday, not technical · Rated G