deadline
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++dead·line /ˈdedlaɪn/ ●●○ noun [countable] TIME THAT IS PLANNEDa date or time by which you have to do or complete something 截止时间；最后期限deadline for He missed the deadline for applications. 他错过了申请截止期。deadline of It has to be in before the deadline of July 1st. 在7月1日截止期前一定要交上去。 I'm always working under pressure to meet deadlines (=finish something on time). 我总是在赶工期的压力下工作。set/impose a deadline They've set a deadline of 12 noon. 他们把中午12点定为截止期限。a tight/strict deadline (=one that must be met but is difficult) 紧迫/严格的期限 COLLOCATIONSverbshave a deadline 有截止期It's easier to work hard if you have a deadline. 要是有期限的话,工作更容易卖力些。work to a deadline (=have to finish something by a deadline) 需在期限内完成工作We're all under pressure and working to deadlines. 我们全都顶着压力在赶工。meet a deadline (=finish something by a deadline) 赶上截止期Everyone's working extremely hard to meet the deadline. 人人都在拼命工作以如期完工。miss a deadline (=fail to finish something by a deadline) 误期There will be penalties if the government misses the deadline to cut air pollution. 如果政府没能在最后期限之前减少空气污染，就会被惩处。set a deadline (=decide on a date when something must be finished) 确定最后期限The deadline has been set at January 31st. 最后期限定在1月31日。extend a deadline (=make the date or time later than it was before) 延长期限My editor agreed to extend the deadline by two weeks. 我的编辑同意延期两周。a deadline approaches/looms 期限临近Things began to get more frantic as the deadline loomed. 随着期限临近,事情更加忙乱了。a deadline passes (=the date or time by which you must do something goes past) 截止期过去The deadline had already passed for him to raise the money. 他筹款的期限已经过了。ADJECTIVES/NOUN + deadlinea strict deadline (=a time or date when something must definitely be finished) 严格的期限nWe're working to a very strict deadline.a tight deadline (=one that is difficult because it does not allow much time to do something) 紧张的期限As a journalist, you have to be able to work to tight deadlines. 作为新闻工作者,必须能在时间紧迫的情况下完成工作。the Friday/December etc deadline 星期五/十二月等截止期The project went on long after the December deadline. 十二月截止期过了很久之后工程还在继续。
Examples from the Corpus
deadline• Working under pressure to meet a deadline had a motivating effect.• Many believe the early deadlines for qualification limited the number of initiatives that made the ballot.• Delegates had set a November deadline for completing the negotiations in Geneva, which began in January 1995.• That deadline is fast approaching, and from the end of December Jubilee 2000 will be no more.• Wilson said he will seek to push back the deadline either through a filing with the court or through an appeal.• I have no fear and, despite the deadline Letterman has conjured up, no sense of urgency.• The deadline to register to vote in the primary is August 18.• The deadlines refer to the time at which the convergence conditions will be examined.From Longman Business Dictionarydeadlinedead‧line /ˈdedlaɪn/ noun [countable] a date or time by which you have to do or to complete somethingSeptember 30 is the deadline for sending in your tax return.I think we need to set a deadline.The financially troubled company didn’t meet yesterday’s deadline for filing its annual report.The Ontario Court extended the deadline for filing its restructuring plan to Jan 31.The successful applicant must have the ability to work to a deadline under pressure.He was known as a demanding boss who imposed tight deadlines.dead·line noun →COLLOCATIONS1LDOCE OnlineChineseSyllable
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deadline
dead‧line /ˈdedlaɪn/
noun [countable]
a date or time by which you have to do or complete something
deadline for
He missed the deadline for applications.
deadline of
It has to be in before the deadline of July 1st.
I'm always working under pressure to meet deadlines (=finish something on time).
set/impose a deadline
They've set a deadline of 12 noon.
a tight/strict deadline (=one that must be met but is difficult)
■ verbs
▪have a deadline It's easier to work hard if you have a deadline.
▪work to a deadline (=have to finish something by a deadline) We're all under pressure and working to deadlines.
▪meet a deadline (=finish something by a deadline) Everyone's working extremely hard to meet the deadline.
▪miss a deadline (=fail to finish something by a deadline) There will be penalties if the government misses the deadline to cut air pollution.
▪set a deadline (=decide on a date when something must be finished) The deadline has been set at January 31st.
▪extend a deadline (=make the date or time later than it was before) My editor agreed to extend the deadline by two weeks.
▪a deadline approaches/looms Things began to get more frantic as the deadline loomed.
▪a deadline passes (=the date or time by which you must do something goes past) The deadline had already passed for him to raise the money.
■ ADJECTIVES/NOUN + deadline
▪a strict deadline (=a time or date when something must definitely be finished) We're working to a very strict deadline.
▪a tight deadline (=one that is difficult because it does not allow much time to do something) As a journalist, you have to be able to work to tight deadlines.
▪the Friday/December etc deadline The project went on long after the December deadline.
dead‧line /ˈdedlaɪn/
noun [countable]a date or time by which you have to do or complete something
deadline for
deadline of
set/impose a deadline
a tight/strict deadline (=one that must be met but is difficult)
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