deadlines

NOUN

due date

Synonyms

STRONGEST

limit period time limit

STRONG

bound cutoff

WEAK

target date time frame zero hour

Example Sentences

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Upcoming physics papers have been replaced as a "precautionary step", but students' results dates remain unchanged, the exam board said, meaning grades will be issued on time and in line with university offer deadlines.

From BBC • May 26, 2026

Dry direct seeding is an alternative, and deadlines for that extend until June.

From Barron's • May 8, 2026

Under certain circumstances, these excluded victims and others who missed earlier filing deadlines can still sue the Sacklers directly.

From Salon • Apr. 24, 2026

Writers never really fully stop — just ask my “Unretirement” colleague Richard Eisenberg — but we can walk away from daily deadlines and limited vacation time.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 22, 2026

It wasn’t like they had us doing important work, or that we had deadlines to meet.

From "The Darkest Minds" by Alexandra Bracken