on deadline

phrase

variants or under deadline
: with the requirement of meeting a deadline
working on deadline

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Even for Everton, much of the excitement on deadline day was to be found elsewhere. Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026 Once, when his unit came under heavy fire, a soldier running for cover caught a glimpse of Salinger hunched under a table, clacking away like a frenzied newsman on deadline. Literary Hub, 10 Aug. 2026 Daily newspapers keep scores of advance obituaries on file so reporters aren’t scrambling on deadline when an important person in the community dies. Suzanne Van Atten, AJC.com, 26 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for on deadline

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“On deadline.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on%20deadline. Accessed 11 Sep. 2026.

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