Time limit (8)
I believe the answer is:
deadline
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">time limit</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this before)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for deadline that I've seen before include "Closing date" , "Point in time when something must be completed" , "Cut-off point" , "Time by which journalist must file copy" , "a writer may have to meet" .)