REASONABLE TIME

reasonable time. 1.Contracts. The time needed to do what a contract requires to be done,

based on subjective circumstances. • If the contracting parties do not fix a time for performance,

the law will usu. presume a reasonable time. [Cases: Contracts 212. C.J.S. Contracts § 582.]

2.Commercial law. The time during which the UCC permits a party to accept an offer, inspect

goods, substitute conforming goods for rejected goods, and the like. [Cases: Sales 22(5), 23(5),

166(1), 168(2), 179(6).C.J.S. Sales §§ 34, 176, 182, 186–187, 192, 194–198.] [Blacks Law 8th]