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Definition deadline in British English

deadline noun

[countable] noun
/ˈdedˌlaɪn/
1

a specific time or date by which you have to do something

Example

They've given us a five o'clock deadline.

Example

The deadline for applications was last Friday.

Example

Ministers set a deadline of 5 April for Serbia to accept the peace plan.

Example

If we can't meet the deadline, they won't give us another contract.

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Definition deadline in British English