no/not later than
idiom
: by (a specified time) : at, in, on, or before (a specified time)
We'll need to know your decision no/not later than next week.
Examples of no/not later than in a Sentence
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Your county election office must receive your application for an absentee ballot no later than 12 days before the election.
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Brittany Carloni, The Indianapolis Star, 15 Apr. 2024
Attorneys for the plaintiffs expect to request a judge to approve the amount no later than April 19, according to NBC News.
—Abigail Adams, Peoplemag, 9 Apr. 2024
Bass must release her annual budget no later than April 22, mayoral aides said.
—David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, 6 Apr. 2024
Early ballots also may be returned by mail but must be received no later than 7 p.m. on April 2.
—The Arizona Republic, 25 Mar. 2024
He is expected to take over as CEO no later than October this year.
—Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 22 Mar. 2024
The final tally won’t be certified for some time, however, and mail-in ballots postmarked no later than March 5 and received by March 12 will continue to be counted.
—Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 8 Mar. 2024
The firearm is scheduled to be destroyed no later than March 15 at the ATF’s National Firearms and Ammunition Destruction Branch in Martinsburg, West Virginia, where all firearms and ammunition collected by the ATF’s Louisville office are sent to be destroyed.
—Stephanie Kuzydym, The Courier-Journal, 7 Mar. 2024
By law, teens 14 and 15 are restricted to working three hours on a school day, eight hours on a non-school day, no more than 18 hours a week, and no later than 9 p.m. from June 1 through Labor Day, and 7 p.m. the rest of the year.
—Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press, 6 Feb. 2024
Brittany Carloni, The Indianapolis Star, 15 Apr. 2024
Attorneys for the plaintiffs expect to request a judge to approve the amount no later than April 19, according to NBC News.
—Abigail Adams, Peoplemag, 9 Apr. 2024
Bass must release her annual budget no later than April 22, mayoral aides said.
—David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, 6 Apr. 2024
Early ballots also may be returned by mail but must be received no later than 7 p.m. on April 2.
—The Arizona Republic, 25 Mar. 2024
He is expected to take over as CEO no later than October this year.
—Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 22 Mar. 2024
The final tally won’t be certified for some time, however, and mail-in ballots postmarked no later than March 5 and received by March 12 will continue to be counted.
—Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 8 Mar. 2024
The firearm is scheduled to be destroyed no later than March 15 at the ATF’s National Firearms and Ammunition Destruction Branch in Martinsburg, West Virginia, where all firearms and ammunition collected by the ATF’s Louisville office are sent to be destroyed.
—Stephanie Kuzydym, The Courier-Journal, 7 Mar. 2024
By law, teens 14 and 15 are restricted to working three hours on a school day, eight hours on a non-school day, no more than 18 hours a week, and no later than 9 p.m. from June 1 through Labor Day, and 7 p.m. the rest of the year.
—Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press, 6 Feb. 2024
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“No/not later than.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/no%2Fnot%20later%20than. Accessed 25 Apr. 2024.
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