"timebound" meaning in English

See timebound in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Audio: En-us-timebound.oga Forms: more timebound [comparative], most timebound [superlative]
Etymology: From time + bound. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|time|bound}} time + bound Head templates: {{en-adj}} timebound (comparative more timebound, superlative most timebound)
  1. Attached to a certain moment or era in time.
    Sense id: en-timebound-en-adj-r-PQCdEM
  2. Focused on the passage of time, and on deadlines, etc.
    Sense id: en-timebound-en-adj-8701IKIZ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 7 93 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 10 90 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 98
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: time-bound Derived forms: time-bound measure, time-bound program

Alternative forms

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