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# deadline

noun (a deadline, deadlines)

«deadline» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A deadline is the latest time or day by which something must be done or handed in. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/deadline/#m1)
2. (old use) A line in a prison that prisoners must not cross. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/deadline/#m2)

### In the lessons

In school, homework and projects have deadlines; in adult work life people «meet» or «miss» deadlines. In maths problems you may count how many days are left before a deadline. Phrases: «meet a deadline», «miss a deadline», «a tight deadline», «extend the deadline», «the deadline is Friday».

### Examples

- The deadline for the project is Friday. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/deadline/#x1)
- I finished my story just before the deadline. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/deadline/#x2)
- Mum works late when she has a deadline. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/deadline/#x3)
- The teacher extended the deadline by two days. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/deadline/#x4)
- If you miss the deadline, you lose marks. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/deadline/#x5)
- Newspapers have strict deadlines each night. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/deadline/#x6)
- We had a tight deadline to build the model. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/deadline/#x7)

### Note

Countable. One word. Maths: if the deadline is in 10 days and the work needs 2 days per part for 4 parts, you need 8 days and have 2 to spare. Planning helps you meet deadlines.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «deadline» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/deadline/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«deadline» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/deadline.html) on Mova free.