deadline
the time by which something must be finished or submitted; the latest time for finishing something: a five o'clock deadline.
a line or limit that must not be passed.
(formerly) a boundary around a military prison beyond which a prisoner could not venture without risk of being shot by the guards.
Origin of deadline
1Other words from deadline
- post·dead·line, adjective
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How to use deadline in a sentence
So there are fewer truly overwhelming buyers this season, though that doesn’t mean there are fewer teams who could stand to improve at the deadline.
Separating MLB’s Buyers From Sellers At The Weirdest Trade Deadline Ever | Neil Paine (neil.paine@fivethirtyeight.com) | August 28, 2020 | FiveThirtyEightIn addition, the California Department of Social Services – which regulates assisted living facilities — did not provide complaint investigation data by deadline.
Confirmed Nursing Home Complaints Plummet During Pandemic | Jared Whitlock | August 25, 2020 | Voice of San DiegoFaced with a tight deadline by the New York-based property owners and the prospect of either a significant rent hike or eviction, officials needed a financier.
Morning Report: The Deal Before the 101 Ash St. Deal | Voice of San Diego | August 24, 2020 | Voice of San DiegoNow, the company is facing a fast-approaching deadline to reach a deal, or risk facing a complete shutdown of its American business.
TikTok’s U.S. business is said to have a new suitor: Oracle | Claire Zillman, reporter | August 18, 2020 | FortuneCounty spokeswoman Sarah Sweeney said the county is also considering whether to apply for funds but does not expect to submit any applications before state’s initial deadline next week.
Sacramento Report: Bill Would Let City Attorney Collect More in Consumer Cases | Voice of San Diego | August 7, 2020 | Voice of San Diego
It was Dec. 20, 1991, the deadline for the New Hampshire primary.
Mario Cuomo, a Frustrating Hero to Democrats, Is Dead at 82 | Eleanor Clift | January 2, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTBut probably because we co-edited the deadline Artists anthologies with our friend Jesse Angelo, we feel a fidelity to the form.
Conservatives have made clear they want Republican leaders to use the December deadline to confront the president on immigration.
A curse-filled half hour that saw my blood boil as my filing deadline ticked further into the past.
J.K. Rowling Pens the Greatest Horror Story Ever: Dolores Umbridge Was Real | Kevin Fallon | October 31, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTI love the quote that Sharon Klein gave in the release on deadline.
The Good Wife’s Secret Weapon: Matt Czuchry on Cary Agos’s Terrible, Horrible Year | Kevin Fallon | October 27, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIt had to be delivered exactly one week before the deadline that had been set by the receivers for closing the plant.
Nine Men in Time | Noel Miller LoomisIt still lacked several minutes of his deadline when he rushed into the Press office and laid his story on the city editors desk.
The Flying Reporter | Lewis E. (Lewis Edwin) TheissIt was morning before he could return to the food warehouse—and one day closer to his deadline.
Deathworld | Harry HarrisonThere would be exactly one hour's supply of oxygen when he was thrown out and it still lacked five minutes of the deadline.
Badge of Infamy | Lester del ReyNow, he had to make it to a twenty-minute deadline, without rope or alpenstock, a Moon-man adapted to a fraction of Earth gravity.
A Matter of Proportion | Anne Walker
British Dictionary definitions for deadline
/ (ˈdɛdˌlaɪn) /
a time limit for any activity
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