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

Ingram will not be on the floor Sunday when the Clippers face the New Orleans Pelicans at Intuit Dome, and there isn’t a target date. — Janis Carr, Oc Register, 6 Nov. 2026

Isaacman, for one, expresses confidence that the target date can be met without slipping into 2029 or later. — Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 28 Oct. 2026

These were aspirationally scheduled for no earlier than mid and late October, respectively, but have now apparently slipped to mid-to-late November (though there has been no public confirmation of any firm target date). — Andrew Jones, Space.com, 14 Oct. 2026

Over the next four years, the target date for a landing slipped almost year for year. — Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 23 Sep. 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