time limit

noun

A time by which something must be finished.

Meanings

nountime limit (plural time limits)

plural time limits · alternative time-limit

  1. A time by which something must be finished.
  2. A duration beyond which something may not continue.

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 時限 /时限, 限期
  • 時限 /时限 (shíxiàn)time by which something must finish
  • 限期 (xiànqī)time by which something must finish
Estonian tähtaeg, ajapiirang
  • tähtaegtime by which something must finish
  • ajapiirangmaximum duration
Finnish määräaika, aikarajoitus
  • määräaikatime by which something must finish
  • aikarajoitusmaximum duration
  • aikarajamaximum duration
French limite de temps, délai
  • limite de tempstime by which something must finish
  • délaitime by which something must finish
German Zeitlimit, Frist
  • Zeitlimittime by which something must finish
  • Fristmaximum duration
Polish termin, czas
  • termintime by which something must finish
  • czasmaximum duration
Portuguese prazo
  • prazotime by which something must finish
Romanian termen, limită de timp
  • termentime by which something must finish
  • limită de timptime by which something must finish
  • timp limitătime by which something must finish
Spanish tiempo límite/tope, límite/tope temporal
  • tiempo límite/topetime by which something must finish
  • límite/tope temporaltime by which something must finish
Tagalog taning
  • taningtime by which something must finish
Cite this entry
APA

time limit. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/time%20limit

MLA

“time limit.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/time%20limit. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “time limit,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/time%20limit.

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