There's no time limitation to complete the weld, provided, as js55 said, it's clean and free from rust, oil, grease etc.
Back in my days of erector engineer always happened that, during the last piping inspection before hydro test, we discovered one uncomplete weld. Surely, at lunch or quitting time the bell rang and the welder hurried up his way to the exit gate. Then, when returning back to the job, he forgot about the uncomplete weld and started another one.
Giovanni S. Crisi
Sao Paulo - Brazil