1
: a line drawn within or around a prison that a prisoner passes at the risk of being shot
2
a
: a date or time before which something must be done
b
: the time after which copy is not accepted for a particular issue of a publication
Examples of deadline in a Sentence
She worked on her composition right up until the deadline.
We had to hurry to meet the deadline.
The project was completed a week past its deadline.
The deadline for submitting college applications is April 19th.
They're working under a deadline.
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Businesses are now experiencing extreme pressure and tight deadlines to remediate vulnerabilities.
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Dewayne Hart, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
The next event on the awards calendar is the submission deadline for the Screen Actors Guild Awards, due Friday at 5:00 p.m. PT.
—Clayton Davis, Variety, 29 Oct. 2024
The primary application deadline is Feb. 1, when applications will be received through the American Medical College Application Service.
—Gael Langdon, arkansasonline.com, 29 Oct. 2024
Here's the deadline to mail it back What else should voters know?
AdImpact, a nonpartisan media research firm that tracks political advertising nationwide, continued to show a sizable spending disparity in Arizona’s Senate race.
—Ronald J. Hansen, The Arizona Republic, 29 Oct. 2024
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Dewayne Hart, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
The next event on the awards calendar is the submission deadline for the Screen Actors Guild Awards, due Friday at 5:00 p.m. PT.
—Clayton Davis, Variety, 29 Oct. 2024
The primary application deadline is Feb. 1, when applications will be received through the American Medical College Application Service.
—Gael Langdon, arkansasonline.com, 29 Oct. 2024
Here's the deadline to mail it back What else should voters know?
AdImpact, a nonpartisan media research firm that tracks political advertising nationwide, continued to show a sizable spending disparity in Arizona’s Senate race.
—Ronald J. Hansen, The Arizona Republic, 29 Oct. 2024
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“Deadline.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/deadline. Accessed 7 Nov. 2024.
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deadline
noun
dead·line
ˈded-ˌlīn 
: a date or time before which something must be done
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