timescale

British

/ ˈtaɪmˌskeɪl /

noun

the span of time within which certain events occur or are scheduled to occur considered in relation to any broader period of time

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The Scottish government has said on a number of occasions that the clinics will deliver one million additional appointments but did not initially put a timescale on this pledge.

From BBC

The timescale in which this is reached will depend on "when all sites are able to come onstream", they said.

From BBC

His phone was analysed following the attacks but the exact timescale of when the content was viewed has not yet been revealed.

From BBC

Measurements and adjustments happen on nearly the same timescale as the fluctuations themselves, making the system roughly one hundred times faster than previously demonstrated.

From Science Daily

The defence secretary has refused to give a timescale on when investigations into the troubled Ajax armoured vehicles programme will conclude.

From BBC

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