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.
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To the credit of general manager Joe Hortiz and coach Jim Harbaugh, the Chargers identified a piece and executed a deal ahead of Tuesday’s trade deadline despite limiting factors.
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Daniel Popper, New York Times, 5 Nov. 2025
Myles Garrett was a name connected to the Eagles in the days before the trade deadline.
—Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
Speedster Rashid Shaheed was traded from the last-place New Orleans Saints (1-8) to the first-place Seattle Seahawks (6-2) just before the NFL trade deadline fell.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Nov. 2025
Disney’s channels have been removed from YouTube’s pay-TV platform after the two media giants failed to reach a new carriage agreement before Thursday’s midnight deadline passed.
—Liam Reilly, CNN Money, 31 Oct. 2025
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Daniel Popper, New York Times, 5 Nov. 2025
Myles Garrett was a name connected to the Eagles in the days before the trade deadline.
—Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
Speedster Rashid Shaheed was traded from the last-place New Orleans Saints (1-8) to the first-place Seattle Seahawks (6-2) just before the NFL trade deadline fell.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Nov. 2025
Disney’s channels have been removed from YouTube’s pay-TV platform after the two media giants failed to reach a new carriage agreement before Thursday’s midnight deadline passed.
—Liam Reilly, CNN Money, 31 Oct. 2025
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“Deadline.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/deadline. Accessed 7 Nov. 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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