zeitgebunden
Translation
time-bound, time-sensitive, fixed-term
Examples
Das Angebot ist zeitgebunden und gilt nur heute.
The offer is time-bound and only valid today.
Es ist eine zeitgebundene Aufgabe.
It is a time-sensitive task.
Grammar Patterns
to be time-bound The offer is time-bound.
a time-bound task It is a time-bound task.
Similar Words
befristet (limited in time); Antonyms: unbefristet (unlimited)
Etymology
From 'Zeit' (time) and 'gebunden' (bound, past participle of 'binden', to bind). Literally 'time-bound'.
Memory Tips
Imagine a task that is bound ('gebunden') by time ('Zeit'). It's not flexible.