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- DictionaryDead·line/ˈdedˌlīn/
noun
- 1. the latest time or date by which something should be completed: "the deadline for submissions is February 5th"
- 2. a line drawn around a prison beyond which prisoners were liable to be shot. historical
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a time or day by which something must be done: meet a deadline There's no way I can meet that deadline. tight deadline We're working to a tight deadline (= we do not have much time to finish the work). miss a deadline I'm afraid you've missed the deadline - the deadline for applications was 30 May. Fewer examples.
- English (US)
DEADLINE meaning: 1. a time or day by which something must...
- Deadline in Traditional Chinese
DEADLINE translate: 最後期限;截止日期. Learn more in the Cambridge...
- Self-Imposed
SELF-IMPOSED definition: 1. decided by yourself, without...
- English (US)
noun. dead· line ˈded-ˌlīn. 1. : a line drawn within or around a prison that a prisoner passes at the risk of being shot. 2. a. : a date or time before which something must be done. b. : the time after which copy is not accepted for a particular issue of a publication.
Dec 20, 1991 · Deadline definition: the time by which something must be finished or submitted; the latest time for finishing something. See examples of DEADLINE used in a sentence.
5 days ago · deadline in American English. (ˈdedˌlain) noun. 1. the time by which something must be finished or submitted; the latest time for finishing something. a five o'clock deadline. 2. a line or limit that must not be passed.
A deadline is a date or time when something must be finished. At work and school, most projects have deadlines . If you don’t get your paper in by the deadline , you won’t get a good grade.
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English dead‧line /ˈdedlaɪn/ noun [ countable] a date or time by which you have to do or complete something deadline for He missed the deadline for applications. deadline of It has to be in before the deadline of July 1st.
a point in time by which something must be done I prefer to work under a deadline. a reporter on a deadline (= who has work that must be finished by a certain time) The deadline for applications is April 30. the January 15 deadline set by the United Nations The project has a tight deadline (= it must be finished very soon).
