A transmission or reception configuration method and a terminal are provided. The transmission or reception configuration method is performed by a first terminal and includes: obtaining a transmission or reception configuration, where the transmission or reception configuration is used to configure a target parameter; and executing at least one of the following according to the transmission or reception configuration: executing a sensing control behavior in a time domain range corresponding to the target parameter; executing a measurement control behavior in the time domain range corresponding to the target parameter; executing a resource selection or reselection control behavior in the time domain range corresponding to the target parameter; or executing a transmission or reception control behavior of a target object in the time domain range corresponding to the target parameter, where the target parameter includes a first preset time domain range or a first preset timer.