target date

noun

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

Examples of target date in a Sentence

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The target date has slipped repeatedly, from 2024, to 2025, then September of 2026, and then mid-2027. Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 29 Jan. 2026 The bipartisan bill announced Monday during a call with reporters would allow the public to submit plans to the state with a new target date that’s no later than 2040. Judith Kohler, Denver Post, 14 Jan. 2026 Once at the pad, more testing must be done before signing off on any launch attempt target date. Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 10 Jan. 2026 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 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 6 Feb. 2026.

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