ALL meanings of deadline
dead·line
D d - countable noun deadline A deadline is a time or date before which a particular task must be finished or a particular thing must be done. 3
- noun deadline a time limit for any activity 3
- noun deadline a line around a prison beyond which a prisoner could go only at the risk of being shot by a guard 3
- noun deadline a boundary which it is forbidden to cross 3
- noun deadline the latest time by which something must be done or completed 3
- noun deadline The latest time or date by which something should be completed. 1
- noun deadline the time by which something must be finished or submitted; the latest time for finishing something: a five o'clock deadline. 1
- noun deadline a line or limit that must not be passed. 1
- noun deadline (formerly) a boundary around a military prison beyond which a prisoner could not venture without risk of being shot by the guards. 1
- noun deadline time when sth is due 1
- noun deadline A date on or before which something must be completed. 0
- noun deadline (archaic) A guideline marked on a plate for a printing press. 0
- noun deadline (archaic) A line that does not move. 0
- noun deadline (archaic) A boundary around a prison, prisoners crossing which would be shot. 0
- verb deadline (military) To render an item non-mission-capable; to ground an aircraft, etc. 0