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
Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 22 June 2024
In that same time frame, the focused mother and daughter created their pieces without any such hatred in mind, instead exemplifying the very spirit of cultural triumph that antagonizers feared most.
—Essence, 20 June 2024
The results of the study identified time frames when screen use appears especially harmful.
—Caitlin Gibson, Washington Post, 17 June 2024
As of May 21, antisemitic crimes were up 55% compared with the same time frame last year, according to NYPD Chief of Detectives Joseph Kenny.
—Elizabeth Keogh, New York Daily News, 19 June 2024
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“Time frame.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/time%20frame. Accessed 15 Jul. 2024.
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