time draft

noun

1. : a preliminary version of something (as a law)

2. a : a system for or act of selecting individuals from a group (as for military service)

   b : the act or process of selecting an individual (as for political candidacy) without his or her expressed consent

3. : an order for the payment of money drawn by one person or bank on another — see also drawee, drawer — compare check

   — documentary draft
   : a draft that will be honored only upon the presentation of certain documents (as an invoice or certificate of title)

   — sight draft
   : a draft payable on presentation

   — time draft
   : a draft payable a specified number of days after the date of the draft or of its presentation

transitive verb

1. : to select for some purpose; specifically : to conscript for military service : to conscript for military service

2. : to compose or prepare especially the preliminary version of drafting legislation

   : to practice draftsmanship