What Is the Concept of “Time-Locking” in the Context of DAO Governance?

A time-lock is a smart contract mechanism that imposes a mandatory delay between when a governance proposal is passed and when the proposed change is actually executed. This delay gives the community, security experts, and white-hat hackers a window of opportunity to review the change and, if malicious, to mobilize a counter-proposal or emergency action to stop the execution.

How Does the Block Propagation Delay Factor into the Success of a Selfish Mining Strategy?
What Is the Difference between a Governance Proposal and an Executive Action in a DAO?
What Is a Common Mechanism for Vesting or Locking Treasury Tokens to Prevent Immediate Governance Abuse?
How Does the Liquidity of the Underlying Asset Impact the Optimal TWAP Window Size?
How Can an Investor Quantify the Potential Financial Impact of a Successful Governance Proposal?
How Does the Chosen Time Window Affect the Security and Responsiveness of a TWAP Oracle?
How Does the Chosen Time Window Affect the Effectiveness of a TWAP Oracle?
How Does a Malicious Governance Proposal Differ from an Oracle Attack?