timebound

English

Etymology

From time +‎ bound.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

timebound (comparative more timebound, superlative most timebound)

1. Attached to a certain moment or era in time.
   • 2007 August 19, Christine Kenneally, “Thinking Out Loud”, in New York Times‎:

     Because speech is timebound and words can come only one after the other, the way we stall, stumble and start again provides clues to the way we render thought with sound.

   • 2019 October 23, Rail, page 23:

     It also wants the strategy to include a timebound plan for the implementation of the appropriate mitigation measures at prioritised crossings.

2. Focused on the passage of time, and on deadlines, etc.

   Antonym: time-blind

   • 2009, Susan Cartwright, Cary L. Cooper, The Oxford Handbook of Organizational Well-being, page 305:

     Time-blind societies are more relaxed and have a more casual attitude towards punctuality than their “time-bound” peers.

Alternative forms

• time-bound

Derived terms

• time-bound measure
• time-bound program