(せいげんじかん)

せいげんじかん
noun
time limit; allotted time
time-general
1. time limit; allotted time
The fixed amount of time allowed for something — an exam, a game, a speech, a parking space, an all-you-can-eat meal. Formed from 制限(せいげん) (restriction) + 時間(じかん) (time).
制限時間(せいげんじかん)九十分(きゅうじゅっぷん)です。
The time limit is ninety minutes.
制限時間内(せいげんじかんない)全問(ぜんもん)(こた)えられなかった
I couldn't answer all the questions within the time limit.
This all-you-can-eat has a fixed two-hour time limit.
I went over the time limit for my presentation and couldn't finish what I wanted to say.

Common collocations

  • 制限時間(せいげんじかん)(もう)ける: to set a time limit
  • 制限時間内(せいげんじかんない): within the time limit
  • 制限時間(せいげんじかん)()える: to exceed the time limit
  • 制限時間(せいげんじかん)()れる: for the time limit to run out

Similar words

  • ()(): deadline — a point in time by which something is due, not a duration
  • 期限(きげん): term, expiry — a longer official validity period, as on a contract or a passport