deadline
IPA: dˈɛdɫaɪn
noun
- A time limit in the form of a date on or before which something must be completed.
- (archaic) A guideline marked on a plate for a printing press.
- (archaic) A line that does not move.
- (archaic) A boundary around a prison, prisoners crossing which would be shot.
verb
- (military) To render an item non-mission-capable; to ground an aircraft, etc.
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Examples of "deadline" in Sentences
- The deadline had been extended.
- The red text marks the deadline.
- The deadline was for the old vote.
- The deadline was the end of September.
- The police deadline is about to expire.
- The deadline was set for the end of November.
- The deadline passed and fans sighed of relief.
- Deadline has the inherent power of intangibility.
- The transposition deadline of the directive is tomorrow.
- Everyone was in a flurry of activity to meet the deadline.