timebox

ˈtaɪmbɒks

Definition

Definition of timebox - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

planning method

TECH.

set duration used as a limit for completing work

TECH.

Give the bug fix a two-hour timebox.

carelessly

heedlessly

recklessly

Verb

tr.

time management

TECH.

set a strict time limit for an activity or task

TECH.

We need to timebox this meeting to 30 minutes.

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Origin of timebox

English, time + box (container)

Examples of timebox in a sentence

Each development task must fit within a one‑week timebox.
Let's timebox our brainstorming session.
They decided to timebox each task for efficiency.

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French:créneau, limiter dans le temps, ...
German:Timebox, zeitlich begrenzen, ...
Italian:blocco di tempo, dare un tempo limite, ...
Spanish:bloque de tiempo, limitar el tiempo, ...
Portuguese:janela de tempo, limitar o tempo, ...
Chinese:时间盒, 限定时间, ...
Japanese:タイムボックス, 時間を区切る, ...
Arabic:إِطار زَمَنِيّ مُحَدَّد, حَدَّدَ مُدَّةً زَمَنِيَّةً صَارِمَةً, ...
Hebrew:חַלּוֹן זְמַן, לְהַגְבִּיל בְּזְמַן, ...
Russian:таймбокс, ограничивать по времени, ...
Ukrainian:таймбокс, обмежити час, ...
Hindi:समय-सीमा, सीमित करना, ...
Bengali:সময়সীমা, সময়সীমা নির্ধারণ করা, ...
Catalan:franja de temps, limitar el temps, ...
Czech:časový blok, timeboxovat, ...
Danish:timebox, tidsafgrænse, ...
Dutch:tijdblok, tijdslimieten, ...
Greek:χρονικό πλαίσιο, οριοθετώ χρονικά, ...
Hungarian:időkeret, időkeretet szabni valaminek, ...
Khmer:រយៈពេលកំណត់សម្រាប់បញ្ចប់ការងារ, កំណត់ពេលវេលា, ...
Korean:타임박스, 시간을 제한하다, ...
Persian:تایم‌باکس, زمان‌بندی کرد, ...
Polish:limit czasowy, ograniczyć czas, ...
Portuguese (BR):janela de tempo, limitar o tempo, ...
Romanian:interval de timp, a limita în timp, ...
Swedish:timebox, tidsbegränsa, ...
Thai:กรอบเวลา, กำหนดเวลา, ...
Turkish:süre sınırı, süre koymak, ...
Vietnamese:khung thời gian cố định, giới hạn thời gian, ...

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