timebound

adjective2

1. •
   Attached to a certain moment or era in time.

   • Because speech is timebound and words can come only one after the other, the way we stall, stumble and start again provides clues to the way we render thought with sound. — 2007
2. •
   Focused on the passage of time, and on deadlines, etc.

   • Time-blind societies are more relaxed and have a more casual attitude towards punctuality than their “time-bound” peers. — 2009