"time frame" meaning in English

See time frame in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈtaɪmˌfɹeɪm/ [Canada, Received-Pronunciation, US], /ˈtɑemˌfɹeɪm/ [General-Australian], /ˈtɜːmˌfɹeɪm/ [Tasmanian] Forms: time frames [plural], timeframe [alternative], time-frame [alternative]
Etymology: From time + frame. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|time|frame}} time + frame Head templates: {{en-noun}} time frame (plural time frames)
  1. The period of time during which something is expected to occur, or does occur. Categories (topical): Time Translations (period of time): 時間範圍 /时间范围 (shíjiān fànwéi) (Chinese Mandarin), 時間表 /时间表 (shíjiānbiǎo) (Chinese Mandarin), aikaikkuna (Finnish), aikaraja (Finnish), durée [feminine] (French), plage de temps [feminine] (French), laps de temps [masculine] (French), période [feminine] (French), délai [masculine] (French), échéance [feminine] (French), Zeitfenster [neuter] (German), lasso di tempo [masculine] (Italian), tidsramme [feminine, masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), termin [masculine] (Polish), plazo previsto [masculine] (Spanish), marco temporal [masculine] (Spanish), tidsram [common-gender] (Swedish)

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Alternative forms

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      "sense": "period of time",
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      "sense": "period of time",
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      "code": "nb",
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      "sense": "period of time",
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      "sense": "period of time",
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      "word": "termin"
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      "sense": "period of time",
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      "word": "plazo previsto"
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      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "period of time",
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      "code": "sv",
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      "word": "tidsram"
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