刻こく限げん

noun

appointed time; fixed time

Refers to a predetermined or scheduled time, often with a nuance of a deadline or a specific moment that has been set. Slightly formal or old-fashioned; in casual speech 時間 or 時刻 are more common.

• 約やく束そくの刻こく限げんに遅おくれてしまった。

  I was late for the appointed time of our meeting.

• 刻こく限げんが来きたので、会かい議ぎを始はじめましょう。

  The appointed time has come, so let's begin the meeting.