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timescaletime‧scale, ˈtime scale /ˈtaɪmskeɪl/ ●○○ noun [countable] especially British English   - Because of the timescale the estate agents being paid up to £10.95 for each house valued are thought to be rushing the work.
- If we fail to meet any of these timescales we will pay you £5.00 for every complete day your supply is interrupted.
- Lengthy timescales often mean a changing external environment into which the innovation has to be introduced, and impact upon the benefits.
- Patients need information regarding the treatment plan, its timescale and any alternative options should the side-effects become too severe to continue.
- The clean coal project, he said, was to have a five-year timetable to replace the original 10-year timescale.
- This is generally held to be wildly optimistic, and in some quarters, an impossible timescale.
the period of time that something lasts or takes► length of time: a considerable/reasonable length of time · The noise went on for a considerable length of time.· Make sure that the speakers only talk for a reasonable length of time, so that everyone gets a chance to take part.length of time (that) · Dress the wound quickly, to reduce the length of time it is exposed to infection.the length of time it takes to do something · Typically, the length of time it takes an adult to fall asleep is 10 to 15 minutes. ► duration formal the length of time that something lasts for: · Zoe's temper tantrums had increased both in volume and duration.two years'/a month's etc duration: · After a long voyage of two years' duration, he arrived in Canton in 1669.· These workshops, usually of one or two days' duration, bring teachers and industrial managers together.duration of: · The doctor will ask you about the duration and frequency of your headaches.· He refused to comment on his salary or the duration of his contract.for the duration (of something): · It was decided that we would stay with my cousins for the duration of the war. ► time scale the period of time during which something develops or exists, especially as compared with another period that is much longer or shorter: · Compared to how long it took for the Universe to evolve, our human time scale is tiny.· Carbon dioxide is removed from the atmosphere by a number of processes that operate on different time scales.· In today's computer industry, the whole time scale of new product development is far shorter than it was 10 years ago. the period of time it takes for something to happen or be completed:  The timescale for completing the work would be fairly tight. |