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.

Examples of time limit in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The actor then discussed his previous habit of setting a two-hour time limit on his phone and noted how the time would fly. —Marina Watts, Peoplemag, 21 June 2024

At the end of their three-minute time limit, a few kept talking. —Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 6 Feb. 2024

Upon entry into the shelter system they should be notified of a time limit that will be placed upon them in expectation of their completing a program. —Robert Mascali, New York Daily News, 10 Jan. 2024

That law bans fines for leaving trash cans out too long or leaving holiday decoration up past the association’s time limit, among many other restrictions on the right of associations to impose fines on residents. —David Fleshler, Sun Sentinel, 14 June 2024