: assigned or distributed as a portion, share, or lot
finished in the allotted time
Silently, all the creatures filed to their allotted places.—
Brian Jacques
Brian JacquesThe teacher had exhausted his allotted sick leave after weakness in his vocal muscles made it impossible for him to teach.—Education Week
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Beth Bourne availed herself of the allotted 3 minutes of public comment to express her disagreement with school district’s middle school locker room policies and emphasized her point by stripping down to two-piece swimsuit.
—Ishani Desai, Sacbee.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Two winners were awarded 10-minute showers (rather than the allotted two minutes).
—Yasemin Saplakoglu, Quanta Magazine, 15 Sep. 2025
At the top of the show, Bargatze explained that the total would decrease every time winners go over their allotted time for their acceptance speeches.
—Saba Hamedy, NBC news, 15 Sep. 2025
The Conservative used all her allotted questions to challenge whether Starmer was really going to stand behind his ambassador.
—Helen Lewis, The Atlantic, 13 Sep. 2025
The next two to try were Morgan Pope and eventually Rachel — who was unable to complete the maze in her allotted 3-and-a-half-minute timeframe.
—Carson Blackwelder, PEOPLE, 10 Sep. 2025
However, the exact contribution amount will depend on whether the various winners go over or under their allotted time for speeches.
—Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Sep. 2025
The preference is always to miss Wyoming away, given the 7,220 feet of elevation and the remote locale that forces SDSU to expend two of its typically four allotted charter legs each season.
—Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Sep. 2025
Reilly failed to finish in her allotted 1 minute and 30 seconds and was immediately evicted.
—Marc Berman, Forbes.com, 6 Sep. 2025
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Ishani Desai, Sacbee.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Two winners were awarded 10-minute showers (rather than the allotted two minutes).
—Yasemin Saplakoglu, Quanta Magazine, 15 Sep. 2025
At the top of the show, Bargatze explained that the total would decrease every time winners go over their allotted time for their acceptance speeches.
—Saba Hamedy, NBC news, 15 Sep. 2025
The Conservative used all her allotted questions to challenge whether Starmer was really going to stand behind his ambassador.
—Helen Lewis, The Atlantic, 13 Sep. 2025
The next two to try were Morgan Pope and eventually Rachel — who was unable to complete the maze in her allotted 3-and-a-half-minute timeframe.
—Carson Blackwelder, PEOPLE, 10 Sep. 2025
However, the exact contribution amount will depend on whether the various winners go over or under their allotted time for speeches.
—Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Sep. 2025
The preference is always to miss Wyoming away, given the 7,220 feet of elevation and the remote locale that forces SDSU to expend two of its typically four allotted charter legs each season.
—Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Sep. 2025
Reilly failed to finish in her allotted 1 minute and 30 seconds and was immediately evicted.
—Marc Berman, Forbes.com, 6 Sep. 2025
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“Allotted.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/allotted. Accessed 23 Sep. 2025.
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