A deadline is a time or date before which a particular task must be finished or a particular thing must be done.
We were not able to meet the deadline because of manufacturing delays.
The deadline for submissions to the competition will be Easter Sunday. [+ for]
Negotiations will now resume in September, with a final deadline set for November.
Synonyms: time limit, cutoff point, target date or time, limit More Synonyms of deadline
deadline in British English
(ˈdɛdˌlaɪn)
noun
a time limit for any activity
deadline in American English
(ˈdɛdˌlaɪn)
noun
1. US, Obsolete
a line around a prison beyond which a prisoner could go only at the risk of being shot by a guard
2. US
a boundary which it is forbidden to cross
3. US
the latest time by which something must be done or completed
a deadline for payment, publication, etc.
COBUILD Collocations
deadline
midnight deadline
realistic deadline
self-imposed deadline
Examples of 'deadline' in a sentence
deadline
We only just missed the last deadline.
Computing (2010)
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)
The applications deadline is early in January.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Within two hours of the deadline passing there were reports of intense shelling and airstrikes in Aleppo.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
May set the deadline the day after securing a formal first reading for the coalition government's bill.
Computing (2010)
Greece has been told by its eurozone creditors to get back to work, stop missing deadlines and deliver on reforms.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
The board will set new deadlines for releasing key public datasets, and is also responsible for setting open data standards.
Computing (2010)
The work was demanding, with tight deadlines, but he was relatively well paid.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
But players will still be able to chase the Bamboo Buck after the deadline passes.
The Sun (2017)
He said yes because he loved tight deadlines.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
They had set a deadline of yesterday morning for the ransom to be paid.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
They did not give any deadline for the ransom.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
So far they have not imposed any deadlines.
The Sun (2009)
The deadline for degree applications has been extended by a week because of the weather.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
It has already extended the deadline four times.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Others claim that they were told they had passed the deadline for handing over their deposit.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
The extra work force was needed to meet the deadline.
Kiam, Victor Going For It!: How to Succeed As an Entrepreneur (1986)
What is obvious is why she missed her deadline.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Failure to hit these much tighter deadlines now results in a mandatory fine.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
He was given a midnight deadline to surrender.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
The deadline for applications is tomorrow in most areas.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Nearly a million missed the deadline last year.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
That deadline passed and neither carrier was able to say when the process would get back on track.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Companies were given a deadline of the end of the tax year but the opportunity of extending this for three months.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
The deadline for applications is tomorrow.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
She was a fair but demanding client and expected the highest standards of service and that her tight deadlines were scrupulously met.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
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)
No rushing about, no deadlines to meet!
Lutzner, Dr Helmut Successful Fasting -the easy way to cleanse your body of its poisons (1990)
Problems have to be spelt out in unequivocal language, with deadlines set for resolution.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Time without deadlines, without commitments.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
The defendants asked the court to dismiss the lawsuit on the ground that it was filed after the six-year deadline imposed by the statute of limitations.
Christianity Today (2000)
They show deadlines which firms must meet - or face a 400 fine.
The Sun (2016)
EUROPEAN officials will this week set the Greek government a four-month deadline toimpose a stringent regime of budget cuts and financial reforms.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
In other languages
deadline
British English: deadline /ˈdɛdˌlaɪn/ NOUN
A deadline is a time or date before which a particular task must be finished or a particular thing must be done.
We missed the deadline because of several problems.
American English: deadline
Arabic: مَوْعِدُ الِانْتِهَاء
Brazilian Portuguese: prazo final
Chinese: 期限
Croatian: rok
Czech: termín dokončení
Danish: deadline
Dutch: deadline
European Spanish: fecha límite
Finnish: määräaika
French: échéance
German: Abgabetermin
Greek: προθεσμία
Italian: scadenza
Japanese: 締切り期限
Korean: 마감 시간
Norwegian: tidsfrist
Polish: termin ostateczny
European Portuguese: prazo final
Romanian: termen limită
Russian: конечный срок
Latin American Spanish: fecha límite
Swedish: tidsfrist
Thai: เส้นตาย
Turkish: son teslim tarihi
Ukrainian: крайній термін
Vietnamese: thời hạn cuối cùng
Chinese translation of 'deadline'
deadline
(ˈdɛdlaɪn)
n(c)
截止日期 (jiézhǐ rìqī) (个(個), gè)
to work to a deadline根据(據)截止日期工作 (gēnjù jiézhǐ rìqī gōngzuò)
to meet a deadline如期 (rúqī)
(noun)
Definition
a time or date by which a job or task must be completed
The deadline for submission of entries is the end of May.