1
: a line drawn within or around a prison that a prisoner passes at the risk of being shot
2
a
: a date or time before which something must be done
b
: the time after which copy is not accepted for a particular issue of a publication
Examples of deadline in a Sentence
She worked on her composition right up until the deadline.
We had to hurry to meet the deadline.
The project was completed a week past its deadline.
The deadline for submitting college applications is April 19th.
They're working under a deadline.
Recent Examples on the Web
Now imagine trying to sort through all of that junk while on deadline and under threat.
—
Makena Kelly, WIRED, 11 Apr. 2024
These laws aided both Republicans and Democrats in getting their candidates on the ballot, most recently in 2020, when Democrats and Republicans both held conventions ahead of the deadline.
—Isabella Murray, ABC News, 11 Apr. 2024
As the office opens, its two junior staffers are on deadline to complete their weekly online update.
—Chris Klimek, Washington Post, 10 Apr. 2024
More than 500,000 signatures have been collected, well ahead of the July deadline to get on the ballot.
—The Arizona Republic, 10 Apr. 2024
So far, Verizon, Google Fiber, and T-Mobile have released labels ahead of the deadline.
—Amrita Khalid, The Verge, 10 Apr. 2024
The deadline to register is the end of the business day on Monday, Oct. 7.
—Katie Wiseman, The Indianapolis Star, 9 Apr. 2024
Since Embiid went down, the Sixers flipped Marcus Morris, Furkan Korkmaz and Patrick Beverley at the trade deadline for Buddy Hield and Cameron Payne.
—Bryan Toporek, Forbes, 30 Mar. 2024
Country Garden’s inability to meet a deadline of March 31 to post earnings means its stock is likely to be suspended from trading Tuesday under Hong Kong’s stock exchange rules.
—Laura He, CNN, 29 Mar. 2024
Makena Kelly, WIRED, 11 Apr. 2024
These laws aided both Republicans and Democrats in getting their candidates on the ballot, most recently in 2020, when Democrats and Republicans both held conventions ahead of the deadline.
—Isabella Murray, ABC News, 11 Apr. 2024
As the office opens, its two junior staffers are on deadline to complete their weekly online update.
—Chris Klimek, Washington Post, 10 Apr. 2024
More than 500,000 signatures have been collected, well ahead of the July deadline to get on the ballot.
—The Arizona Republic, 10 Apr. 2024
So far, Verizon, Google Fiber, and T-Mobile have released labels ahead of the deadline.
—Amrita Khalid, The Verge, 10 Apr. 2024
The deadline to register is the end of the business day on Monday, Oct. 7.
—Katie Wiseman, The Indianapolis Star, 9 Apr. 2024
Since Embiid went down, the Sixers flipped Marcus Morris, Furkan Korkmaz and Patrick Beverley at the trade deadline for Buddy Hield and Cameron Payne.
—Bryan Toporek, Forbes, 30 Mar. 2024
Country Garden’s inability to meet a deadline of March 31 to post earnings means its stock is likely to be suspended from trading Tuesday under Hong Kong’s stock exchange rules.
—Laura He, CNN, 29 Mar. 2024
These examples are programmatically compiled from various online sources to illustrate current usage of the word 'deadline.' Any opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback about these examples.
Articles Related to deadline
Dictionary Entries Near deadline
Cite this Entry
“Deadline.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/deadline. Accessed 23 Apr. 2024.
Copy CitationKids Definition
deadline
noun
dead·line
ˈded-ˌlīn 
: a date or time before which something must be done
Love words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share