Date & Time Limits

Schedule your Google Form to open and close automatically at the dates and times you choose.

Setting a Schedule

1. Open your Google Form
2. Click Add-ons → Form Limiter
3. Turn on Limit form by date
4. Set an Open date and time, a Close date and time, or both
5. Click Save

You can pick times in 5-minute steps (for example 8:50, 9:15, 17:30) — you're not limited to whole hours. Set only a close time to close a form that's already open; set only an open time to keep a form closed until it should start; or set both for a fixed window.

Timezone Handling

Form Limiter uses your Google account's timezone. Make sure it's set correctly in your Google account so your form opens and closes at the times you expect.

Minimum window

When you set both an open time and a close time, they must be at least 1 hour apart. If you set them closer together, Form Limiter shows an error and won't save until you widen the window.

This is a Google platform limit, not a Form Limiter choice: Google runs a Forms add-on's scheduled check at most once per hour, so a window shorter than an hour can't be enforced reliably. Setting only a close time (with no open time) has no minimum — the form simply closes at that time.

How precise is it?

The form opens or closes at the time you set, or shortly after — never before. Google runs the scheduled action through its own timer, usually within a minute of your set time, but it doesn't guarantee an exact-to-the-second moment — so allow for a small delay at the boundary. Form Limiter never closes a form early, so set your close time at (or a moment after) your real deadline.

Combining Limits

You can set both a response limit and a schedule on the same form. The form closes when either condition is met first:

• Responses hit the limit before the close time → form closes
• The close time arrives before responses hit the limit → form closes

Use Cases

Application Deadlines

Close applications at an exact time on the due date — for example 17:00 sharp.

Class or Exam Windows

Open a quiz at 8:50 and close it at 10:20 — the times students actually need, not just whole hours.

Limited-Time Offers

Run a promotion that opens and closes at set times.

Tips

• Set your close time a few minutes after your real deadline to allow for last-minute submissions.
• Enable notifications to confirm when your form opens and closes.
• Need a window shorter than an hour, or exact-to-the-second control? That's on our roadmap for a dedicated hosted-form product — contact us if it's important to you.