time frame

Canada, UK, US/ˈtaɪmˌfɹeɪm/Australia/ˈtɑemˌfɹeɪm/Tasmanian/ˈtɜːmˌfɹeɪm/

noun

The period of time during which something is expected to occur, or does occur.

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Meanings

nountime frame (plural time frames)

plural time frames · alternative timeframe · alternative time-frame

  1. The period of time during which something is expected to occur, or does occur.

Origin

From time + frame.

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 時間範圍 /时间范围, 時間表 /时间表
  • 時間範圍 /时间范围 (shíjiān fànwéi)period of time
  • 時間表 /时间表 (shíjiānbiǎo)period of time
Finnish aikaikkuna, aikaraja
  • aikaikkunaperiod of time
  • aikarajaperiod of time
French durée, plage de temps
  • duréeperiod of time
  • plage de tempsperiod of time
  • laps de tempsperiod of time
  • périodeperiod of time
  • délaiperiod of time
  • échéanceperiod of time
German Zeitfenster
  • Zeitfensterperiod of time
Italian lasso di tempo
  • lasso di tempoperiod of time
Norwegian Bokmål tidsramme
  • tidsrammeperiod of time
Polish termin
  • terminperiod of time
Portuguese prazo
  • prazoperiod of time
Spanish plazo (previsto), marco temporal
  • plazo (previsto)period of time
  • marco temporalperiod of time
Swedish tidsram
  • tidsramperiod of time
Turkish zaman aralığı, zaman penceresi
  • zaman aralığıperiod of time
  • zaman penceresiperiod of time
Cite this entry
APA

time frame. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/time%20frame

MLA

“time frame.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/time%20frame. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “time frame,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/time%20frame.

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