deadline

[ ded-lahyn ]
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noun
  1. the time by which something must be finished or submitted; the latest time for finishing something: a five o'clock deadline.

  2. a line or limit that must not be passed.

  1. (formerly) a boundary around a military prison beyond which a prisoner could not venture without risk of being shot by the guards.

Origin of deadline

1
First recorded in 1855–60; dead + line1

Other words from deadline

  • post·dead·line, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for deadline

deadline

/ (ˈdɛdˌlaɪn) /


noun
  1. a time limit for any activity

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