allotted time
collocation in Englishmeaningsofallottedandtime
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allotted
adjective
uk/əˈlɒt.ɪd/us/əˈlɑː.t̬ɪd/
given or made available for a ...
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time
noun
uk/taɪm/us/taɪm/
the part of existence that is measured in minutes, days, years, etc., or this process considered as ...
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(Definition ofallottedandtimefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
Examplesofallotted time
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Failure to complete the testing in theallottedtimeperiod reduced the sample to 99 subjects.
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The periwinkle was removed after theallottedtimeand the shell height measured and recorded.
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Assembly involves the placement of several small components (pins, collars and washers) into the pegboard, bimanually in theallottedtime(right hand, left hand and both together).
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Participants were instructed to solve as many problems as they could in theallottedtime(ranging from 2.5 to 4 min/problem set).
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The size of the stimuli set was restricted to expose participants to words from different levels while allowing them to develop concepts within theallottedtime.
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He should do so within theallottedtime.
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Firstly, you have exceeded yourallottedtimeby one minute.
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I thank him particularly for taking less than hisallottedtimefor his speech.
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I have spoken two minutes beyond myallottedtime.
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Now, if we stop a few minutes earlier than theallottedtime, we gain that time.
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Theallottedtimegiven to this debate has now elapsed.
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I have come to the end of myallottedtime.
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There would be plenty of time to do so in theallottedtime.
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He spends all hisallottedtime—three hours—doing that paper.
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I regret that the interruptions do not always add a few minutes to myallottedtime.
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This is only the second time that anyone has gone past theallottedtime.
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I would ask you to indicate that speakers must keep to theirallottedtime.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
I would ask you not to exceed yourallottedtime.
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We have five minutes left ofallottedtime.
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I shall therefore take only myallottedtime.
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