due date
noun
1
: the day by which something must be done, paid, etc.
The due date for the assignment is Friday.
Tomorrow's the due date for our electricity bill.
2
: the day when a woman is expected to give birth
She started having contractions two weeks before her due date.
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As her due date approached, she was brought to the infamous detention center Escuela de Mecánica de la Armada (Navy School of Mechanics), known as ESMA, where prisoners were brutalized.
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Sam Gillette, People.com, 8 Aug. 2025
Since her due date is in August, Egan decided to launch another small pre-seed round of fundraising in the summer, and pushed seed funding to 2026.
—Sophie Caldwell, CNBC, 8 July 2025
Joey Bada$$ confessed that his pending Lonely At The Top album will not arrive on its Friday (Aug. 1) due date, and vented his label woes in the process.
—Demicia Inman, VIBE.com, 30 July 2025
More Warren Little/Getty Images That's why, despite his wife's upcoming due date, Homa is playing the 3M Open and is also committed to the Wyndham Championship next week.
—Julio Cesar Valdera Morales, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 July 2025
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Sam Gillette, People.com, 8 Aug. 2025
Since her due date is in August, Egan decided to launch another small pre-seed round of fundraising in the summer, and pushed seed funding to 2026.
—Sophie Caldwell, CNBC, 8 July 2025
Joey Bada$$ confessed that his pending Lonely At The Top album will not arrive on its Friday (Aug. 1) due date, and vented his label woes in the process.
—Demicia Inman, VIBE.com, 30 July 2025
More Warren Little/Getty Images That's why, despite his wife's upcoming due date, Homa is playing the 3M Open and is also committed to the Wyndham Championship next week.
—Julio Cesar Valdera Morales, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for due date
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“Due date.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/due%20date. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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