timeframe

IPA/ˈtaɪm ˌfreɪm/
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timeframe — 名詞

  • timeframesingular
  • timeframesplural

1. the range of time — from a specific start date to a specific end date — that has

1.名詞B1
釋義

期限；時限

完成任務所設定的時間範圍

the range of time — from a specific start date to a specific end date — that has been set for finishing a particular task or project.

例句

The research team must complete the report within a six-week timeframe.

研究團隊必須在六週的時限內完成報告。

within + [quantity]-week timeframe

Elena asked for a clearer timeframe before agreeing to the project deadline.

Elena 在同意專案截止日期之前，先要求一個更明確的時間範圍。

clearer timeframe

常見搭配
  • tight timeframe
  • short / long timeframe
  • proposed timeframe
  • agreed timeframe
  • within a + [adjective] + timeframe
  • set a timeframe
  • establish a timeframe
  • meet a timeframe
同義詞
  • period

    more general; does not imply a set deadline or starting point

  • schedule

    focuses on a sequence of planned events, not just the duration

  • deadline

    names only the end point, not the full duration

  • window

    less formal; often implies a narrow or specific available slot

文法句型

timeframe + for + noun phrase

timeframe + of + duration

within/in + timeframe

用法筆記

Often used with prepositions such as 'within', 'over', or 'in' to specify boundaries. Frequently appears with modifiers like 'tight', 'short', 'long', or 'proposed'.

常見錯誤

We need a time for this project.
We need a timeframe for this project.
'time' is too general; 'timeframe' specifies a bounded period with a start and end.
The timeframe of the project is three months.
The project timeframe is three months.
'timeframe' is commonly used as an attributive noun ('project timeframe') rather than with 'of the'.
I need the timeframes for all tasks.
I need the timeframe for all tasks.
'timeframe' is usually uncountable; plural 'timeframes' is rare and often considered non-standard.

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常用片語

  • within the agreed timeframe
  • within a set timeframe
  • meet the timeframe
  • extend the timeframe

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