time limitnoun [ C usually singular ]
uk/ˈtaɪm ˌlɪm.ɪt/us/ˈtaɪm ˌlɪm.ɪt/the greatest length of time someone is allowed to spend doing something:
We've set a time limit of ten minutes for each child's turn on the trampoline.
There's a 3-hour time limit on Internet use in the library.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Relating to time
- anachronism
- chronological
- chronology
- contemporaneous
- contemporary
- cut
- cut into sth
- quality time
- retroactive
- retrospective
- the fourth dimension
- time
- time
- timeline
- timing
- twin