Rule 248.Modification of Time.

This rule keeps the deadlines scattered through the civil rules from being rigid. The time prescribed by any rule for doing an act may be lengthened or shortened in two ways: by a written agreement of the parties, or by an order of court.

That flexibility lets parties accommodate real-world delays by consent and lets a court adjust a schedule when circumstances warrant, whether to give more time or to move a matter along. It is a general escape valve that applies wherever a rule fixes a time without saying otherwise.