time limit
noun
: an amount of time in which something must be done or completed
My boss gave me a three-hour time limit to finish the job.
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After the interview aired, Baier described how Harris aides vigorously signaled him to wrap up once the time limit was reached.
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Stephen Battaglio, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2024
Join 380 others in the comments View Comments Of course, the Harris campaign tried to impose a time limit on the interview, so perhaps Baier interjected more often because of the time pressure.
—Brian Stelter, CNN, 17 Oct. 2024
Republicans in Arizona two years ago enacted a time limit on such emergency powers, but the amendment would go even farther if it is approved by a majority of voters in November.
—Stacey Barchenger, The Arizona Republic, 16 Oct. 2024
Housing choice vouchers cover most of a family’s rent costs, leaving families to pay about 30% of their income on housing, with no time limit as long as participants follow program rules.
—Deyanira Nevárez Martínez, The Conversation, 2 Oct. 2024
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Stephen Battaglio, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2024
Join 380 others in the comments View Comments Of course, the Harris campaign tried to impose a time limit on the interview, so perhaps Baier interjected more often because of the time pressure.
—Brian Stelter, CNN, 17 Oct. 2024
Republicans in Arizona two years ago enacted a time limit on such emergency powers, but the amendment would go even farther if it is approved by a majority of voters in November.
—Stacey Barchenger, The Arizona Republic, 16 Oct. 2024
Housing choice vouchers cover most of a family’s rent costs, leaving families to pay about 30% of their income on housing, with no time limit as long as participants follow program rules.
—Deyanira Nevárez Martínez, The Conversation, 2 Oct. 2024
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“Time limit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/time%20limit. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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