Choose the perfect synonym or antonym for the word A deadline is the date or time by which something must be completed or submitted.
Deadline
/ˈdedlaɪn/Synonyms:
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Examples:
Set deadlines and sub-deadlines on every task.
That will be the deadline I set for myself.
A goal or decision without a deadline has no urgency.
Etymology:
First known use of the term deadline was around 1864 during the American Civil War, referring to a line not to be crossed by prisoners on pain of being shot. Origin from dead + line.
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