# Time Cost

> The amount of time an activity requires, weighed as a cost against its benefit.

Record: `lex:time-cost`
Kind: metric
Layer: [Structural Core](https://banes-lab.com/records/layer/structural-core.md)
Canonical: https://banes-lab.com/ontology/lexicon#lex-time-cost

## category

- [Core Vocabulary](https://banes-lab.com/records/lex-category/core-vocabulary.md)

## referenced-by

- [Assessment](https://banes-lab.com/records/arch/assessment.md)
- [Gap Analysis](https://banes-lab.com/records/arch/gap-analysis.md)