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Common collocations with deadline in American Collocation

deadline noun countable

US /ˈdedˌlaɪn/

agreed
final
strict
tight

I am able to work to tight deadlines and under pressure.

have a deadline

have
work to

Whatever you do, have clear deadlines and milestones and stick to them.

finish something in time

make
meet

There is still a lot to do to meet the deadline.

fail to finish something in time

miss

It’s easy to find that you’ve missed the deadline for submitting entries.

tell someone when they must finish something

give
impose
set

We do not believe that it is sensible for the Government to set an arbitrary deadline for this work.

make a deadline later

extend

Luckily my tutor agreed to extend the deadline for handing in the essay.