time-lock

When they checked the various time-pieces around the wedding reception hall, this is how that time-lock appeared on a regular clock face: But this is how it looked on a digital clock, using military time: And there you have two of "the Numbers" used in the Valenzetti equation made famous in the TV series 'Lost'.

NUMBERS RUNNING: TIME-LOCK Toby O'B 2010

If my card or pin number were to be lost or destroyed it would take ninety days to reprogram another, as the system has a time-lock fail-safe to avoid the unauthorized transfer of power.

Day by Day Armageddon: Beyond Exile J.L. Bourne 2010

If my card or pin number were to be lost or destroyed it would take ninety days to reprogram another, as the system has a time-lock fail-safe to avoid the unauthorized transfer of power.

Day by Day Armageddon: Beyond Exile J.L. Bourne 2010

Plus, if you mean a time-lock by saying the ticking-clock scenario, 24 has short versions of that throughout a season, but that's rarely the case.

First Trailer for the New Season of 24 – Collider.com 2009

The time-lock on the Beast's millennia-old Martian cage is about to open, and mankind will never be able to deal with the threat!

10 Stories you wouldn’t know are Martian Science Fiction, Volume 2 Paul 2009

In Los Angeles last week it was full-metal-jacket time-lock and load.

The Siege Of L.A. 2008

A scene in Get Smart, where Max has locked the Chief in a time-lock walk-in safe, and the Chief is tapping out his anger in morse code, and Max puts his hands over 99's ears.

"Blogging While Female: 5 Conservative Women Bloggers Talk About Gender Issues And The Blogosphere." Ann Althouse 2008

Rachel had, in effect, faxed the data into a time-lock safe.

Deception Point Dan Brown 2001

Rachel had, in effect, faxed the data into a time-lock safe.

Deception Point Brown, Dan, 1964- 2001

The worrying part was that it might have a security contingent that set a time-lock after a limited number of wrong attempts.

Boiling a Frog Brookmyre, Christopher, 1968- 2000