target date

noun

: the date set for an event or for the completion of a project, goal, or quota

Examples of target date in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The country aims to zero out its carbon emissions by 2060, while Aramco’s net-zero target date is 2050. Vivienne Walt, Fortune, 4 Apr. 2024 Residents of Ithaca, N.Y., are working together to try to eliminate greenhouse gas emissions by 2030 — 20 years earlier than the target date the White House set for the rest of the country. Suzanne Nuyen, NPR, 5 Mar. 2024 Additionally, the marque remains committed to its pledge of going all-electric, but has pushed back the target date from 2030 to 2033. Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 19 Mar. 2024 Wing said the district had a target date of notifying all affected staff by Feb. 1, and all of them have been notified. The Arizona Republic, 1 Mar. 2024 Japan's space agency hasn't set a target date for the next H3 test launch after the rocket's first failure in March. Stephen Clark, Ars Technica, 4 Oct. 2023 Just input your goal—such as paying off your credit card or making a down payment on a house—and target date. Kevin J. Ryan, wsj.com, 29 Dec. 2023 From that target date, work backward on a timeline that will slowly build to that goal in time. Rolling Stone Culture Council, Rolling Stone, 26 Jan. 2024 But maybe half a year (if the June target date is accurate) is too soon. Scharon Harding, Ars Technica, 18 Jan. 2024

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Word History

First Known Use

1945, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of target date was in 1945

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“Target date.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/target%20date. Accessed 27 Apr. 2024.

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