time window

Limited opportunity period

A time window is a limited period during which something can or must happen.

Launch windows determine when spacecraft can depart.

Delivery windows tell you when to expect a package.

The phrase emphasizes constraints—miss the window and the opportunity closes: We have a narrow time window to submit the application.

Related

scheduling · availability · narrow · brief · limited · frame · span · duration · booking · appointment · cutoff · closing · expiration · gap · period · rush · urgent · countdown

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Opposites
temporal boundedness

time windowanytime

At any moment

whenever · ongoing · continuous · at your leisure · eternity

availability structure

time windowround-the-clock

Happening all day, every day

open invitation

constraint vs. flexibility

time windowflexible schedule

Adjustable work hours

24/7 access · on-demand

Family

time, window, times, timed, timing, timer, timers, timely, untimely

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated G