From sprioc- (“fixed, appointed”) +‎ am (“time”).

sprioc-am m (genitive singular sprioc-ama, nominative plural sprioc-amanna)

1. set time
2. deadline (time)

• spriocdháta m (“deadline”) (date)

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “sprioc-am”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “sprioc-am”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “sprioc-am”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2025