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

Stoke’s chief executive, Andy Lapsa, has been careful not to release a target date publicly. — Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 17 Aug. 2026

According to the board's current proposal, the target date for a reopening is summer 2028. — Anastasia Tsioulcas, NPR, 14 Aug. 2026

The center’s final large events ended in early July, the original target date for closure, but there have been smaller performances at The Reach, which opened in 2019 as a major expansion on the complex’s south side. — Ted Johnson, Deadline, 13 Aug. 2026

But only about half of the AI computing capacity scheduled to activate between now and 2028 via data center construction is actually expected to come online by its target date, Goldman Sachs said. — David Goldman, CNN Money, 6 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1945, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for target date

• abdicate
• abrogate
• acetate
• activate
• actuate
• aggravate
• agitate
• alginate
• alienate
• allocate
• amputate
• angulate