# time control

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. A mechanism in the tournament play of two-player board games in which each player has a set amount of time per game; the specific parameters of such a mechanism.
2. A point in the game in which the parameters of the time limits increase, especially in classical chess.

## Source
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