Syllable division derived from spelling — this word is not in the pronouncing dictionary, so no phonetic transcription is shown rather than a guessed one.
time-release is an adjective meaning "of or relating to a preparation that gradually releases an active substance (especially a drug) over a period of time". It carries one recorded sense.
of or relating to a preparation that gradually releases an active substance (especially a drug) over a period of time
Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for time-release come from Princeton University’s WordNet. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.