What is the criteria for an "assist" in basketball?

Question

The strict criteria for an assist. Is there a time limit after the pass? Like the person has to score within __ for the passer to register an assist? What are the criteria?

Answer 1

an assist is given when a player passes the ball to another player who then scores while taking no more than two steps in between the pass and score

Answer 2

what the other guy said but it's not 2 steps it's 2 dribbles