: the date set for an event or for the completion of a project, goal, or quota
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SpaceX has not yet announced a target date for Starship Flight 12, but the suborbital test could apparently launch as soon as next Monday (May 19).—Mike Wall, Space.com, 12 May 2026 The Dodgers are looking at a target date of May 25.—Katie Woo, New York Times, 11 May 2026 Lewis and Clark Space policy experts express a fair amount of skepticism about NASA meeting its 2028 moon landing target date, even with the new plan.—Dan Vergano, Scientific American, 11 May 2026 The China summit, on May 14-15, will therefore serve as an impromptu target date for investors who are eager for an end to the war.—Sarah Min, CNBC, 8 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for target date