time estimate
How long, roughly
A time estimate is a prediction of how long something will take to complete.
The term appears constantly in project management, software development, and scheduling contexts: The contractor's time estimate for the renovation was six weeks.
Time estimates are notoriously optimistic—actual completion often exceeds the estimate, sometimes dramatically.
- deadlineTime limit for completion
- durationLength of existence
- timelineOrdered display of events
- projectionSomething that extends outward
- forecastPrediction of future conditions
guess · ballpark · rough · best guess · hours · days · weeks · schedule · planning · buffer · padding · sanity check · overrun · delay · scope creep · crunch · sprint · burn rate
- estimatesballpark, ballpark figure, guesstimate, approximation, rough calculation
- taskstask, tasks, chore, errand, to-dos
- project parameterspriority, due date, duration, status, deadline
- project schedulingcritical path, milestones, deadlines, tasks, dependencies
- manualsuser manual, manual, handbook, product manual, service manual
certainty/precision
time estimateactual time
Present moment precisely
elapsed time · time spent · time log · set time · historical data
time, estimate, times, timed, timing, timer, timers, timely, untimely