timebound
timebound adjective: attached to a certain moment or era in time.
Adjective
timebound (comparative more timebound, superlative most timebound)
- Attached to a certain moment or era in time.
- 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.2007 August 19, Christine Kenneally, “Thinking Out Loud”, in New York Times
- It also wants the strategy to include a timebound plan for the implementation of the appropriate mitigation measures at prioritised crossings.2019 October 23, Rail, page 23
- Focused on the passage of time, and on deadlines, etc.
- Time-blind societies are more relaxed and have a more casual attitude towards punctuality than their “time-bound” peers.2009, Susan Cartwright, Cary L. Cooper, The Oxford Handbook of Organizational Well-being, page 305
- Antonyms:
- time-blind
Antonyms of timebound
Forms of timebound
| comparative | more timebound |
|---|---|
| superlative | most timebound |
| alternative form | time-bound |
Origin of timebound
From time + bound.
Words formed from timebound
Questions about timebound
- What does timebound mean?
- Timebound means attached to a certain moment or era in time.
- What part of speech is timebound?
- Timebound is an adjective.
Words near timebound in the dictionary
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