time limit
Allowed period maximum
A time limit is a deadline or maximum duration allowed for something: There's a thirty-minute time limit on the exam.
Games, parking meters, and legal proceedings all operate under time limits.
To run out the time limit is to use all available time, sometimes as a deliberate strategy.
Device displaying time
- secondsTime units, or extras
- minutesSixty-second intervals
- tickingRhythmic mechanical sound
- stopwatchInterval timing device
alarm · interval · duration · remaining · running out · buzzer · hourglass · sand
Owed or expected
- expirationEnd of validity
- cutoffPoint of termination
- submissionYielding to another's will
- completionAct of finishing
milestone · target · final · closure · termination · boundary · constraint · restriction
Pressing need for action
- rushQuick sudden movement
- hurryMove with urgency
- crunchCrushing, grinding noise
- stressPressure, mental or vocal
scramble · racing · pressed · tight · squeezed · last-minute · eleventh hour · down to the wire
Competition of speed
- sprintBrief maximum-speed effort
- qualifyingMeeting required criteria
- heatTransferred thermal energy
- lapOne complete circuit
photo finish · personal best · record · disqualification · shot clock · play clock · chess clock · speed round
clock
Device displaying time
stopwatch · alarm · interval · duration · remaining · running out · buzzer · hourglass · sand · expire
due
Owed or expected
- expirationEnd of validity
- cutoffPoint of termination
- submissionYielding to another's will
completion · milestone · target · final · closure · termination · boundary · constraint · restriction · ultimatum
urgency
Pressing need for action
stress · scramble · racing · pressed · tight · squeezed · last-minute · eleventh hour · down to the wire · against the clock
race
Competition of speed
- sprintBrief maximum-speed effort
- qualifyingMeeting required criteria
- heatTransferred thermal energy
lap · photo finish · personal best · record · disqualification · shot clock · play clock · chess clock · speed round · sudden death
- gameplaypower-up, level cap, save point, game over, tutorial level
- countdownscountdown clock, T-minus, tick tock, ticking, seconds
- examsexam, test, quiz, final exam, midterm
- limitslimits, age limits, speed limits, weight limits, term limits
- restaurant policiesreservations, dress code, no smoking, tipping, corkage fee
- shootersshooter, sniper, rifle, pistol, shotgun
time limitopen-ended
Lacking fixed boundaries
indefinite · unlimited · infinite time · perpetuity · eternity
time limitunhurried
Taking one's time
no rush · take your time · no pressure · self-paced · flexible schedule
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