Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

timebound

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: time-bound
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Attached to a certain moment or era in time.

adj

Focused on the passage of time, and on deadlines, etc.

Example Sentences

"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."
"It also wants the strategy to include a timebound plan for the implementation of the appropriate mitigation measures at prioritised crossings."
"Time-blind societies are more relaxed and have a more casual attitude towards punctuality than their “time-bound” peers."

Etymology

From time + bound.

Inflected Forms

more timebound (comparative) most timebound (superlative) time-bound (alternative)

Phrases

time-bound measure time-bound program

Antonyms

time-blind

Questions

What does timebound mean?: Attached to a certain moment or era in time.
Where does timebound come from?: From time + bound.

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