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timebox

Syllables: time·box

timebox noun: the inflexible period of time allotted for a specific task.

Noun

timebox (plural timeboxes)

  1. The inflexible period of time allotted for a specific task.

Verb

timebox (third-person singular simple present timeboxes, present participle timeboxing, simple past and past participle timeboxed)

  1. (transitive) To assign an inflexible period of time to (a task).

Forms of timebox

Noun
pluraltimeboxes
Verb
third-person singular presenttimeboxes
present participletimeboxing
past participletimeboxed
pasttimeboxed

Origin of timebox

From time + box.

Words formed from timebox

Questions about timebox

What does timebox mean?
Timebox means the inflexible period of time allotted for a specific task.
What part of speech is timebox?
Timebox can be a noun or a verb.
What is the plural of timebox?
The plural of timebox is timeboxes.

Words near timebox in the dictionary

  1. timebomb
  2. timebombs
  3. timebook
  4. timebooks
  5. timebound
  6. timebox
  7. timeboxed
  8. timeboxes
  9. timeboxing
  10. timecard
  11. timecards

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