time limitn.

Brit.

/ˈtʌɪm ˌlɪmɪt/, U.S.

/ˈtaɪm ˌlɪmᵻt/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: time n., limit n.

Etymology: < time n. + limit n.

1. A limit or bound in time; a limit which has been set or which applies in relation to the time during which a task is to be carried out, a condition obtains, etc.

ΘΚΠ

the world > time > duration > [noun] > time-limit

terminusOE

stint1587

time limit1854

dead-line1920

1854 C. D. Meigs On Nature, Signs, & Treatm. Childbed Fevers xix. 271 I cannot..agree that any man should, à priori, determine the time-limits within which the case admits of a prudent and hopeful treatment by the lancet.

1874 Chess Players' Chron. Apr. 55 The moves were to be transmitted by telegraph..a time limit of four clear days being granted to each party for deliberation.

1891 R. Kipling Light that Failed x. 199 ‘What is my time-limit, avoiding all strain and worry?’ ‘Perhaps one year.’

1939 F. Lee City Page iii. 61 Eventually every crossed cheque has to be paid into a banker's account, usually within a time limit of six months.

1956 Planning 22 210 There has been much discussion of the merits of coin-in-slot parking meters as a means of enforcing time limits.

2006 N.Y. Times (National ed.) 18 Sept. e11/6 Meals must be served within prescribed time limits.

†2. The imposition of a limit to the time allowed for something. Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > testing > attestation, witness, evidence > qualification > [noun] > instance of > dictated by time

time limit1894

1894 Westm. Gaz. 3 Jan. 1/2 The stronger..the case appears for..time-limit by Standing Orders.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	time limit
释义	time limitn. Brit. /ˈtʌɪm ˌlɪmɪt/, U.S. /ˈtaɪm ˌlɪmᵻt/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: time n., limit n. Etymology: < time n. + limit n. 1. A limit or bound in time; a limit which has been set or which applies in relation to the time during which a task is to be carried out, a condition obtains, etc. ΘΚΠ the world > time > duration > [noun] > time-limit terminusOE stint1587 time limit1854 dead-line1920 1854 C. D. Meigs On Nature, Signs, & Treatm. Childbed Fevers xix. 271 I cannot..agree that any man should, à priori, determine the time-limits within which the case admits of a prudent and hopeful treatment by the lancet. 1874 Chess Players' Chron. Apr. 55 The moves were to be transmitted by telegraph..a time limit of four clear days being granted to each party for deliberation. 1891 R. Kipling Light that Failed x. 199 ‘What is my time-limit, avoiding all strain and worry?’ ‘Perhaps one year.’ 1939 F. Lee City Page iii. 61 Eventually every crossed cheque has to be paid into a banker's account, usually within a time limit of six months. 1956 Planning 22 210 There has been much discussion of the merits of coin-in-slot parking meters as a means of enforcing time limits. 2006 N.Y. Times (National ed.) 18 Sept. e11/6 Meals must be served within prescribed time limits. †2. The imposition of a limit to the time allowed for something. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > testing > attestation, witness, evidence > qualification > [noun] > instance of > dictated by time time limit1894 1894 Westm. Gaz. 3 Jan. 1/2 The stronger..the case appears for..time-limit by Standing Orders. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1854
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