liggetid

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Swedish

Etymology

Compound of ligga (lying) +‎ -e- +‎ tid (time). In shipping sense attested since 1592. In postal sense attested since 1880.

Noun

liggetid c

  1. (figuratively) the time something has to be left to lay, to mature or ripen, before being appreciated or being brought to an appreciable state
    • 1853, Anders Robert von Kræmer, Sydfrukter. Dikt.:
      Till mina Läsare, om jag får några! Som bekant plockas Sydfrukter i omoget tillstånd, att föras till Norden; och hoppas man att de under förflyttningen skola eftermogna. Möjligen skola mina läsare anse, att det varit klokare gifva dem något längre liggetid, än som skett, för att se om ej en fullständigare mognad kunnat inställa sig.
      To mine Readers, if I get any! As known the Southern Fruits are picked in an unripe state, to be brought to The Nordic; in hope they shall during their relocation ripen. Possibly should mine readers regard, that it would be wiser to give them somewhat longer lying time than has happened, to see whether a more complete ripening could appear.
  2. the time a newspaper, magazine, or other periodical is generally avaible in a reading room (or similar establishment) before being borrowable, archived, destroyed or otherwise made unavailable
    • 1832, Esaias Tegnér, Esaias Tegnérs brev. VI. 1830–1832, published 1953, page 218:
      I anledning häraf anhåller jag få läna [lista med sju tidskrifter] neml. de Numror häraf som haft sin tillbörliga liggetid, och som efter ett par dagar skola återställas.
      By reason hereof I request borrowing namely the Issues hereof that has had their due lying time and after a couple of days shall be restored.
  3. (dated) bedtime
    Synonym: läggdags
    • 1918, Elin Wägner, Åsa-Hanna:
      Klockan är tie, och det är liggetid.
      It's ten o'clock and bedtime.
    • 1840, Esaias Tegnér, Esaias Tegnérs brev. IX. 1839–1840, published 1979:
      Idag går det förmodligen på samma sätt emedan Biskoparna kl. 6 skola samlas hos ErkeBiskopen der vi troligtvis qvarhållas med The och annan Riksdagslumpenhet långt öfver min vanliga liggetid. I allmänhet kommer mig nattugglelifvet här illa till pass.
      Today it probably goes the same way as the Bishops at 6 o'clock should gather at the ArchBishop where we are probably kept with Tea and other Parliament paltriness well past my usual bedtime. In general, the night owl life here does not suit me well.
  4. (shipping) laytime
  5. (Postal Romanization) the time a letter or parcel is hold, available for collection, at a postal entity
    • 2020 November 23, Johanna Allhorn, “Ny standard: PostNord sänker tiden hos ombudet till 7 dagar [New standard: PostNord reduces the time at the agent to 7 days]”, in Ehandel:
      Det stämmer att standardliggetiden blir sju dagar. Avsändaren kan utan extra kostnad förlänga den till 14 dagar när de köper frakten. Mottagarna kan också utan extra kostnad förlänga liggetiden – om inte avsändaren valt att låsa det alternativet av något skäl [...]
      It is true that the standard length of stay will be seven days. The sender can without extra cost extend it to 14 days when they buy the shipping. The recipients can also extend the length of stay at no extra cost - unless the sender has chosen to lock that option for some reason
  6. (nonstandard) hospitalization time, length of stay
    Synonym: vårdtid

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