Conditions for the solution of the ODE $\dot{x}(t) = f(x(t))$ continuous on $t \in [0, +\infty)$?

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Given the ODE:

\begin{align} \dot{x}(t) = f(x(t)) \end{align}

It is known that the solution $x(t)$ is continuously differentiable on a compact interval $t \in [0, t_{1}]$ when $f(x(t))$ is continuous (Nonlinear systems, Khalil).

My question: are there any additional conditions needing to be added if we want to show that the solution $x(t)$ is continuously differentiable on the infinite interval $t \in [0, +\infty)$?

My guess is: we need to add the boundedness or the convergence of the solution $x(t)$. But I don't know how to verify/prove it.

I appreciate any help or suggestion!