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target date

noun

: the date set for an event or for the completion of a project, goal, or quota

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The mission had originally been due to launch in the week prior to the new target date from the Vandenberg Space Force Base in Santa Barbara County. Eric Lagatta, AZCentral.com, 25 Nov. 2025 Snow has been light this season, casting doubt as to whether ski slopes will open in time for Thanksgiving Day — the unofficial target date, said Justin Kanton, a spokesman for the Big Bear Mountain Resort, which operates ski resorts Snow Summit and Bear Mountain. Pat Maio, Oc Register, 25 Nov. 2025 Before the action on Monday, Nick Nurse noted there isn't a target date for Embiid's return just yet. Justin Grasso, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Nov. 2025 These serial setbacks put the 2027 target date for a lunar landing all but out of reach. Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 5 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for target date

Word History

First Known Use

1945, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of target date was in 1945

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“Target date.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/target%20date. Accessed 1 Dec. 2025.

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