This criteria ensures that people with disabilities are given enough time to interact with web content such as filling out forms when possible. People with low vision, blindness or cognitive limitations may require more time when reading content or filling out form. If certain functions like timed surveys or quizzes are required there needs to be an option that allow people to turn off the timer, customize the length of time and/or request more time before time runs out.
The developer should provide these options in the order that is most helpful to user starting with allowing the user to disable the time, then changing the time, and then requesting more time.
If there are session time limits, or the time limit is controlled by a script, or time limits on reading. A sufficient technique to meet this criteria as a developer would be to provide a way for the user to turn the time limit off, adjust the time or extend the time ideally at the top of the page. However, just because this is not automatically resolved does not mean that you're not meeting the criteria's standards. The average website does not have the need for this type timing adjustment.