1
: a line drawn within or around a prison that a prisoner passes at the risk of being shot
2
a
: a date or time before which something must be done
b
: the time after which copy is not accepted for a particular issue of a publication
Examples of deadline in a Sentence
She worked on her composition right up until the deadline.
We had to hurry to meet the deadline.
The project was completed a week past its deadline.
The deadline for submitting college applications is April 19th.
They're working under a deadline.
Recent Examples on the Web
When these teams last met in Milwaukee just before the trade deadline, the Brewers took two out of three for a two-game lead in the division.
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Jon Greenberg, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2025
The Heat perhaps could have acquired more if he had been traded before the 2024 trade deadline, but that’s speculative.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 19 Aug. 2025
Acquired at the deadline with Mason Miller, Sears allowed five runs in five innings at Arizona in his Padres debut and then two runs in five innings on Aug. 12 in his only start so far for Triple-A El Paso.
—Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Aug. 2025
Two wins were against the Yankees on July 4-5 and seven more were obtained July 20-27 right before a trade deadline that saw the Mets seemingly secure a lockdown bullpen by adding Tyler Rogers and Ryan Helsley in trades from the Cardinals and Giants.
—Larry Fleisher, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2025
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Jon Greenberg, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2025
The Heat perhaps could have acquired more if he had been traded before the 2024 trade deadline, but that’s speculative.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 19 Aug. 2025
Acquired at the deadline with Mason Miller, Sears allowed five runs in five innings at Arizona in his Padres debut and then two runs in five innings on Aug. 12 in his only start so far for Triple-A El Paso.
—Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Aug. 2025
Two wins were against the Yankees on July 4-5 and seven more were obtained July 20-27 right before a trade deadline that saw the Mets seemingly secure a lockdown bullpen by adding Tyler Rogers and Ryan Helsley in trades from the Cardinals and Giants.
—Larry Fleisher, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2025
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“Deadline.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/deadline. Accessed 31 Aug. 2025.
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deadline
noun
dead·line
ˈded-ˌlīn 
: a date or time before which something must be done
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