Time limit - Wikipedia

A time limit or deadline is a narrow field of time, or a particular point in time, by which an objective or task must be accomplished. Once that time has ... Timelimit FromWikipedia,thefreeencyclopedia Jumptonavigation Jumptosearch Forotheruses,seeTimelimit(disambiguation). Atimelimitordeadlineisanarrowfieldoftime,oraparticularpointintime,bywhichanobjectiveortaskmustbeaccomplished.Oncethattimehaspassed,theitemmaybeconsideredoverdue(e.g.,forworkprojectsorschoolassignments).Inthecaseofworkassignmentsorprojectsthatarenotcompletedbythedeadline,thismayadverselyaffecttheemployee'sperformancerating.Inthecaseofschoolassignments,essaysorreportssubmittedafterthedeadline,marksorgradesmaybedeductedfromthestudent'sassessment. Insomecases,nomaterialscanbesubmittedafterthedeadline.Thismayoccurwithcallsforproposal,commercialtendersforbids,andapplicationdatesforuniversitiesandprofessionalschools.Fortestsandexaminationsinschools,universitiesandjobcompetitions,oncethetimelimitforthetestisup,thetest-takersmustputdowntheirpensorpencilsandhandintheirtest. Inprojectmanagement,deadlinesaremostoftenassociatedwithmilestones.Time-basedperformancetargetspersedonotaffectanindividualsenseofempowermentasmuchasthetaskuncertainty,whichariseswithfrequentchangestosuchatarget.[1] Etymology[edit] Thereisonlyindirectevidencethatthetermdeadlineinthesenseof"duedate"maybeconnectedwiththeuseoftheterminprisoncampsduringtheAmericanCivilWar,whenitreferredtoaphysicallineorboundarybeyondwhichprisonerswereshot.[2]Infact,thetermisnolongerfoundinprintbytheendofthe19thcentury,butitsoonresurfacesinwritingin1917asaprintingtermfor"aguidelineonthebedofaprintingpressbeyondwhichtextwillnotprint".[3]Threeyearslater,thetermisfoundinprintinthesenseof"timelimit"inthecloselyconnectedpublishingindustry,indicatingthetimeafterwhichmaterialwouldnotmakeitintoanewspaperorperiodical.[3] Furtherreading[edit] TheDeadlineEffect:HowtoWorkLikeIt'stheLastMinute-BeforetheLastMinute,bookbyjournalistChristopherCox References[edit] ^BicudodeCastro,Vincent;Sridharan,Vg(2022-01-05)."Advancingempowermentresearchinmanagementcontrol:theeffectsofaccesstoinformationanddeadlines".PacificAccountingReview.34(1):23–48.doi:10.1108/PAR-05-2020-0052.ISSN 0114-0582.S2CID 238709298. ^"AndersonvillePrison".AmericanBattlefieldTrust.18December2008.Retrieved2020-05-15. ^ab"TheMavens'WordoftheDay".Randomhouse.com.2000-04-20.Archivedfromtheoriginalon2013-10-16.Retrieved2013-08-30. Limittimes.com Authoritycontrol:Nationallibraries Germany Thisstandards-ormeasurement-relatedarticleisastub.YoucanhelpWikipediabyexpandingit.vte Thistime-relatedarticleisastub.YoucanhelpWikipediabyexpandingit.vte Retrievedfrom"https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Time_limit&oldid=1108272447" Categories:PlanningSchedule(projectmanagement)StandardsandmeasurementstubsTimestubsHiddencategories:ArticleswithGNDidentifiersAllstubarticles Navigationmenu Personaltools NotloggedinTalkContributionsCreateaccountLogin Namespaces ArticleTalk English Views ReadEditViewhistory More Search Navigation MainpageContentsCurrenteventsRandomarticleAboutWikipediaContactusDonate Contribute HelpLearntoeditCommunityportalRecentchangesUploadfile Tools WhatlinkshereRelatedchangesUploadfileSpecialpagesPermanentlinkPageinformationCitethispageWikidataitem Print/export DownloadasPDFPrintableversion Inotherprojects WikimediaCommons Languages বাংলাČeštinaDanskDeutschEspañolFrançais한국어HrvatskiBahasaIndonesiaעבריתBahasaMelayuNederlandsPolskiRomânăРусскийSimpleEnglishSrpskohrvatski/српскохрватскиSvenskaУкраїнська粵語中文 Editlinks