deadline
nounDivide deadline into syllables:
dead · line
How to pronounce deadline:
Definition of deadline:
- deadline (noun):
- a time or date by which a job or task must be completed
- the point in time at which something must be completed.
- a line drawn within or around a prison that a prisoner passes at the risk of being shot
Synonyms for deadline:
curfew
cutoff point
finish date or time
limit
point in time
target date or time
time limit
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