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deadline (a time or date by which something must be done or completed: The deadline for applications is next Friday. • She gave herself a two-year deadline to reverse the group's decline. • It is critical that we meet the 30 April deadline. • The people here work under tight deadlines and intense pressure. • You must be able to work to deadlines. • an end-of-year deadline for repayment of the loan • The committee has set a deadline of January 7 for its final decision. • to extend/impose/set a deadline • to hit/make/meet/miss a deadline • strict/tight deadlines • a deadline approaches/looms/nears/passes. Alexander Demidov) |
