time extension
/taɪm ɪkˈstɛnʃən/noun phrase★Intermediate— extra time granted
💼Business
formal
An additional period of time allowed beyond an original deadline.
The client requested a time extension to complete the project.
The client asked for more time to finish the project.
The court granted a time extension for filing the appeal.
The court allowed extra time to submit the appeal.
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Commonly used in contract, project‑management, and legal contexts.
Collocations
grant a time extensionallow additional timerequest a time extensionask for more timeapprove a time extensionofficially accept extra time
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