deadline

/ˈdɛdˌlaɪn/noun

The date or time by which a task has to be finished.

Example sentences

“The deadline for submitting the report is Friday at noon.”
“She stayed up all night to meet the deadline for her thesis.”

Originally a line around a prison camp that inmates were shot for crossing; journalism tamed it into a scheduling word.

Synonyms for deadline

due date
time limit
cutoff

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