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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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 The due date for certifying compliance was April 18. Bebe Hodges, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025 Krey said the result is that that second installment tax bills will not be due before Sept. 1 – and the due date could be later. Pioneer Press, Chicago Tribune, 1 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 3 Aug. 2025.

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