timeboxing

2. A planning method where each task gets its own fixed slot on a calendar.

His calendar is full of timeboxing slots for meetings and emails.

3. In software development, limiting work to a fixed period such as a sprint.

The team practiced timeboxing by keeping each sprint to two weeks.

4. The act of stopping work on a task when its time limit ends, even if unfinished.

Timeboxing means you stop researching when the timer rings.