time ‧ scale BrE AmE , ˈtime scale /ˈtaɪmskeɪl/ noun [countable] especially British English
the period of time it takes for something to happen or be completed:
The timescale for completing the work would be fairly tight.
time ‧ scale BrE AmE , ˈtime scale /ˈtaɪmskeɪl/ noun [countable] especially British English
the period of time it takes for something to happen or be completed:
The timescale for completing the work would be fairly tight.
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English. Longman - Словарь современного английского языка. 2012