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timed type; time-delayed; set to go off at a preset time
Describes a device or mechanism set to activate at a predetermined time or after a set interval. Most familiar in 時限式爆弾 (time bomb), but also used of locks and switches.
時限式の爆弾が見つかった。
A time bomb was found.
この金庫は時限式のロックがついている。
This safe has a time-delay lock.
照明を時限式にして、決まった時間に自動で消えるようにした。
I made the lighting timer-controlled so it turns off automatically at a set time.
Formed from 時限 (time limit, set period) + 式 (type, style, system). Used attributively, usually as 時限式の + noun.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 時限式爆弾: time bomb
- 時限式ロック: time-delay lock
- 時限式の装置: a timed device
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 自動: automatic — acts on its own, but not necessarily at a preset time
- タイマー: timer — the device itself; 時限式 describes the manner of operation