B1 noun
deadline
/ˈdedlaɪn/
- Meaning
- the latest time or date by which something must be completed
- Example
- "The deadline for applications is Friday at 5 p.m."
- Similar & related words
- time limitcut-off datedue datemeet a deadlinemiss a deadlineextend
- How to use it
- As a noun, "deadline" usually appears with an article (a/an/the) or a possessive. Try counting how many times you can use it in one sentence about your own life, then write one sentence about yesterday.
- Common mistake
- The natural collocations are 'meet a deadline' (finish in time) and 'miss a deadline' — not 'catch' or 'lose' a deadline.