'limiting the time' is a perfectly correct phrase that can be used in written English.
For example, you could use it in a sentence like this: "By limiting the time for each task, I was able to get more done."
A potential mitigation would be limiting the time before or after blooming when pesticides are used.
Should parents be limiting the time children spend in front of the television?
City lawmakers responded by limiting the time a racer could ride in one stretch.
The bonds specify a discovery period (usually two years) limiting the time for discovering losses after a bond is discontinued.
Such discreet sales preserve a brand's veneer of exclusivity and help create a sense of urgency by limiting the time customers have to score a deal.
Ms. McVeigh, of Ganz, speculates that the average may have dropped because parents may be limiting the time their children spend on the site.
Mr de la Calle suggests limiting the time allowed for electoral campaigning, so that politicians see less need to finance themselves illicitly.
Changes in Rules One of the most noteworthy changes the airlines have made in the last year is limiting the time they will hold a reservation using frequent flier miles.
Lieutenant Day says the Coast Guard plans to ease the anchorage squeeze by limiting the time ships can linger in the port and by nudging owners of smaller barges to use the shallower anchorages.
At that time, the system was controlled by limiting the time a boat could be on the ocean, at one point dropping to one six-hour trip every two weeks.
Beecroft goes on to recommend changes, including limiting the time for which the old contract arrangements had to be met to "one year or more", as is allowed by the EU directive.
