Meanings
nountimebox (plural timeboxes)
plural timeboxes
- managementThe inflexible period of time allotted for a specific task.
verbtimebox (third-person singular simple present timeboxes, present participle timeboxing, simple past and past participle timeboxed)
present singular third person timeboxes · participle present timeboxing · participle past timeboxed · past timeboxed
- transitivemanagementTo assign an inflexible period of time to (a task).
Origin
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APA
timebox. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/timebox
MLA
“timebox.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/timebox. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “timebox,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/timebox.
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