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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And then, if the team falters, dumping before the Aug. 31 deadline for players to be eligible for postseason rosters?
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Ken Rosenthal, New York Times, 20 June 2025
Read more: Rafael Devers Makes Surprising Announcement Regarding Position With Giants Following Red Sox Trade
That blockbuster deal officially kicked off trade season, which could feature plenty of surprises as a majority of teams still remain in the hunt with six weeks until the deadline.
—Noah Camras, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 June 2025
And in the next 18 months, that same brand hired us for six different campaigns, some of which had nothing to do with flowers at all and required us to design items outside of our core offering on tight deadlines.
—Kristina Fitzpatrick, Forbes.com, 20 June 2025
Clock keeps ticking: Trump signed an executive order Thursday granting another 90-day extension to the deadline for ByteDance, the Chinese parent company of TikTok, to divest the social media app’s U.S. operations to an American entity.
—Morgan Chittum,natasha Abellard,paulina Likos, CNBC, 20 June 2025
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Ken Rosenthal, New York Times, 20 June 2025
Read more: Rafael Devers Makes Surprising Announcement Regarding Position With Giants Following Red Sox Trade
That blockbuster deal officially kicked off trade season, which could feature plenty of surprises as a majority of teams still remain in the hunt with six weeks until the deadline.
—Noah Camras, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 June 2025
And in the next 18 months, that same brand hired us for six different campaigns, some of which had nothing to do with flowers at all and required us to design items outside of our core offering on tight deadlines.
—Kristina Fitzpatrick, Forbes.com, 20 June 2025
Clock keeps ticking: Trump signed an executive order Thursday granting another 90-day extension to the deadline for ByteDance, the Chinese parent company of TikTok, to divest the social media app’s U.S. operations to an American entity.
—Morgan Chittum,natasha Abellard,paulina Likos, CNBC, 20 June 2025
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“Deadline.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/deadline. Accessed 24 Jun. 2025.
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deadline
noun
dead·line
ˈded-ˌlīn 
: a date or time before which something must be done
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