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

Recent Examples on the Web That gives us a target date for Rainer of … Oct. 13, 2027. Yikes. Ryan Ford, Detroit Free Press, 15 July 2024 While deadlines and target dates have been modified throughout the 16-month bankruptcy saga, the request comes as Diamond and Comcast have returned to the negotiating table after a long stretch of radio silence. Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 12 July 2024 For the first time, the European Space Agency has set a specific target date for the debut of its Ariane 6 rocket: July 9. Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 7 June 2024 In the previous schedule, the low-energy, hydrogen-only plasmas would have started testing in 2025, a target date that the delays have made completely unrealistic. John Timmer, Ars Technica, 5 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for target date 

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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 26 Jul. 2024.

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