deadline
deadline
Definition
dead·line (-līn′)
noun
- ☆ Historical a line around a prison beyond which a prisoner could go only at the risk of being shot by a guard
- ☆ a boundary which it is forbidden to cross
- ☆ the latest time by which something must be done or completed a deadline for payment, publication, etc.
deadline
Usage Examples
Converse of object
- miss: First, I have been unable to produce it in time, missing the deadline of the end of November by a wide margin.
- meet: You'll be a fast learner with a track record of meeting tight deadlines.
- extend: The League extended the deadline to 31 December 1919.
- loom: Over the last month, the pace of work was steadily on the increase, due to this looming deadline.
- impose: These imposed deadlines have become the norm both for the public sector and commercial business.
- agree: All written work must be submitted by the agreed deadline.
Preposition: for
- submission: The deadline for submissions is Friday 3 rd June 2005 at 5pm.
- receipt: Deadline for receipt of articles: 15 April 2005.
- nomination: The closing deadline for nominations is 20 February 2006.
- application: Note the deadline for the applications is 7 July 2006.
- completion: The deadline for the completion by KEDO of the new reactors is 2003.
- entry: Deadline for entries is 12 noon on Friday, 25th February 2005.
Adjective modifier
- tight: Question: Can you work under pressure or tight deadlines?
- strict: Each piece of coursework has a strict deadline which must be adhered to.
- stated: Applications must be received by the stated deadline: 1st of June 2006.
- unrealistic: Unrealistic deadlines should be avoided at all costs as these have led to many system failures in industry.
- specified: Often, these forms have to be filed at Companies House within a specified deadline following the change.
Noun used with modifier
- submission: Submission deadline for articles for the next issue is 10 December 2004.
- filing: Register in plenty of time to avoid a last minute rush to meet, or avoid missing, the Return filing deadline.
- coursework: Type: Page Content 10 Cheating websites Some websites now offer students faced with coursework deadlines the opportunity to seek help from a professional.
Browse dictionary entries near deadline
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- deadly sins
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