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.
Examples of due date in a Sentence
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As a result, any additional Staff exception to allow the Company to regain compliance with all delinquent filings, will be limited to a maximum of 180 calendar days from the due date of the Initial Delinquent Filing, or May 13, 2023.
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Miami Herald, 19 Apr. 2024
The tasks they have been assigned apparently aren’t particularly time-sensitive (several editorial assignments do not have word counts, and no one who spoke for this story mentioned a due date for written work).
—Katie Kilkenny, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Apr. 2024
On Wednesday, April 3rd, the captain of the NHL's Columbus Blue Jackets, 30, and his wife shared a post on Instagram announcing that their son was stillborn one month before his due date.
—Hannah Sacks, Peoplemag, 3 Apr. 2024
Starting in 2023, the penalty has been reduced to 25 percent, or 10 percent if the oversight is corrected within two years of the RMD’s due date, said Mark Luscombe, principal analyst for Wolters Kluwer Tax & Accounting.
—Liz Weston, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Mar. 2024
According to the Ohio Revised Code, a penalty of 5% is added to late taxes within the first 10 days following the due date.
—Grace Tucker, The Enquirer, 31 Jan. 2024
But Nassar was already two weeks past her due date.
—USA TODAY, 5 Apr. 2024
The book, however, wasn’t returned on its due date of May 12, 1987, according to a March 18 High Plains Library District Facebook post penned by its e-marketing specialist, Peter Derk.
—Daniella Segura, Sacramento Bee, 22 Mar. 2024
But as her due date nears, the professional hairstylist and travel agent only grows more and more excited about raising two daughters.
—Zoey Lyttle, Peoplemag, 18 Mar. 2024
Miami Herald, 19 Apr. 2024
The tasks they have been assigned apparently aren’t particularly time-sensitive (several editorial assignments do not have word counts, and no one who spoke for this story mentioned a due date for written work).
—Katie Kilkenny, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Apr. 2024
On Wednesday, April 3rd, the captain of the NHL's Columbus Blue Jackets, 30, and his wife shared a post on Instagram announcing that their son was stillborn one month before his due date.
—Hannah Sacks, Peoplemag, 3 Apr. 2024
Starting in 2023, the penalty has been reduced to 25 percent, or 10 percent if the oversight is corrected within two years of the RMD’s due date, said Mark Luscombe, principal analyst for Wolters Kluwer Tax & Accounting.
—Liz Weston, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Mar. 2024
According to the Ohio Revised Code, a penalty of 5% is added to late taxes within the first 10 days following the due date.
—Grace Tucker, The Enquirer, 31 Jan. 2024
But Nassar was already two weeks past her due date.
—USA TODAY, 5 Apr. 2024
The book, however, wasn’t returned on its due date of May 12, 1987, according to a March 18 High Plains Library District Facebook post penned by its e-marketing specialist, Peter Derk.
—Daniella Segura, Sacramento Bee, 22 Mar. 2024
But as her due date nears, the professional hairstylist and travel agent only grows more and more excited about raising two daughters.
—Zoey Lyttle, Peoplemag, 18 Mar. 2024
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“Due date.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/due%20date. Accessed 27 Apr. 2024.
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