time frame
noun
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Should time frame be written as one word or two? At present, it is most commonly styled as two words with no hyphen in between.
Compounds, or “words consisting of components that are words,” come in three varieties: open (two words with a space between them, such as lima bean), hyphenated (two words with a hyphen between them, such as runner-up), and closed (one word, such as rowboat). In some cases, competing compound stylings appear in different publications. This is generally acceptable as long as the spelling remains consistent throughout a book or periodical.
Compounds have a tendency to move from open to closed as time goes by, and our evidence suggests that time frame is headed in this direction. At this point, however, the open compound is far more prevalent.
Examples of time frame in a Sentence
Bailey Richards, Peoplemag, 2 June 2024
The consumer price index, the government’s key measure of inflation, has increased 133% in the same time frame.
—Elizabeth Schulze, ABC News, 31 May 2024
But even if all vacant positions were filled, the labor commissioner would be short of the manpower needed to address the backlogs and process claims in the time frame required by law, the audit found.
—Suhauna Hussain, Los Angeles Times, 31 May 2024
Advertisement The space agency will later choose the best two proposals and include them on future satellite missions, likely in the 2030-32 time frame.
—Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 May 2024
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“Time frame.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/time%20frame. Accessed 11 Jun. 2024.
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