Try this
- State the time available and choose a realistic purpose, such as clarifying one option.
- Agree on what will happen when the time ends. If a larger decision emerges, note it for a separate discussion rather than overriding the boundary.
A worked example
“We have fifteen minutes. Could we only choose the next step today?”
An invented example to adapt, not a real exchange or a script you have to follow.
Before you leave it here
End at the agreed boundary even if the larger subject remains unfinished.