time lock

noun

A lock, typically on a door in a bank vault, that cannot be unlocked before a specified time.

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Meanings

nountime lock (plural time locks)

plural time locks · alternative time-lock

  1. A lock, typically on a door in a bank vault, that cannot be unlocked before a specified time.

Translations

Finnish aikalukko
  • aikalukkotype of lock
German Zeitschloss
  • Zeitschlosstype of lock
Swedish tidlås
  • tidlåstype of lock
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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