time limit; allotted time; deadline; due time
									
										go beyond the time limit; exceed the deadline; beyond the due time
										超过期限
									
									
									
										set a deadline; fix a target date
										规定一个期限
									
									
									
										time limit of a contract
										合同期限
									
									
									
										the deadline for one's paper
										交稿期限
									
									
									
										useful life
										使用期限
									
									
									
										extend the time limit
										延长期限
									
									
									
										term of validity
										有效期限
									
									
									
										in the allotted time
										在规定的期限内
									
									
									
										for a term of four years
										期限4年
									
									
									
										The time is up.
										期限已到。
									
									
									
										I hope we can finish this before the deadline.
										我希望我们能在最后期限之前完成这项工作。