Question 1 · Quick check
deadline
CEFRB1
/ˈdɛdˌlaɪn/
noun
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In plain English
- 01
noun
The latest time by which something must be finished.
- 02
noun
Extra detailA guideline marked on a plate for a printing press.
Examples
I am terribly busy because the report deadline is near.
I prefer to work to a deadline.
At a glance
Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale
- Senses
- 5
- Parts of speech
- 1
- Citations
- 1
- Synonyms
- 1
Deep Dive
noun
Extra meaningsA line that does not move.
A time limit in the form of a date on or before which something must be completed.
A boundary around a prison, prisoners crossing which would be shot.
More examples
In contextYou must get the job done before the deadline.
I must make this deadline or my boss will kill me!
TfW's [Transport for Wales] plans to meet the PRM [Persons with Reduced Mobility] deadline and withdraw all Pacers by 1 January have been made more difficult by delays to introduction of Class 769 and 230 units.
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Origin
noun
According to the Oxford English Dictionary, early usage refers to lines that do not move, such as one used in angling. Slightly later American usage refers to a boundary in a prison which prisoners must not cross. There is only indirect evidence that the sense of "due date" may be connected with this use of the term in prison camps during the American Civil War, when it referred to a physical line or boundary beyond which prisoners were shot. In 1904, in a report from the US Department of Commerce and Labor, the term is used for "minimum work goals" (and in contrast to bonus line): for example, as a typographer the line could be 18,000 ems per day; should one not cross this line, then that...