A parliamentary motion to determine the schedule for a bill's passage through the House; specifically one designed to restrict or curtail the time allocated to debating the bill.
Origin
1920s; earliest use found in The Times.
Definition of timetable motion in US English:
timetable motion
noun
British Politics
A parliamentary motion to determine the schedule for a bill's passage through the House; specifically one designed to restrict or curtail the time allocated to debating the bill.