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Timebox

Meaning in business english, with examples

verbCommon term

In business english, timebox means: To limit an activity to a fixed period and stop or review it when that period ends.

In Turkish: belirli süreyle sınırlamak

How it is used

Used in workshops and planning. State the duration and what happens at its end; an open-ended calendar entry is not necessarily a timebox.

Example sentences

  1. Let's timebox the discussion to fifteen minutes and list unresolved questions for a separate review.

    The limit controls effort even if the discussion does not resolve every question.

  2. We will timebox the search for an alternative venue to one hour before deciding whether to postpone.

    At the end of the allotted hour, the team must reassess rather than search without limit.

Common collocations

  • timebox a discussion
  • timebox an investigation
  • slotA period of time in a schedule that is available for, or has been given to, a meeting, call, presentation or other activity.
  • agendaA list of the topics that will be discussed in a meeting, usually in the order they will be covered and shared with attendees beforehand.

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