Or is he perhaps feeling pressured by you bluntly setting a deadline of next year and wanting him to jump to it?
The Sun (2016)
They had set a deadline of yesterday morning for the ransom to be paid.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
He must set a deadline for Syria to fulfil its pledges and stick to it.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
They have set a deadline of February for him to do so.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)