2 the time or date by which something must be done:
The application deadline is February 16.
a deadline of March 21/5 o'clock/next Thursday, etc. We have already agreed a deadline of July 1 2011.
a July/Monday/midnight deadline 900,000 applications were handed in by yesterday's noon deadline.
a deadline to do sth They have been given a 12-month deadline to create a plan for the region.
a strict/tight deadline We had a very tight deadline to keep to on the project and things were getting tense.
set/give a deadline They have set us a deadline of 30 July to pay the money.
meet/make a deadline She was worried that they would not meet the deadline and that penalties would be imposed.
If you miss the deadline your application cannot be considered.
a deadline approaches/looms The deadline was looming and things were getting tense in the office.
The end of the year was their self-imposed deadline for finishing the building work.
The final deadline for submissions is 21 February.
Now that the deadline is approaching we all feel under pressure.
We haven't got a hope in hell of meeting such a tight deadline.
Clearly, country-level variation does not account for variation in the chances of member states transposing directives in any given week after the deadline.
However, the ambitious targets and deadlines seem to suggest that there is an expectation that problems will be put right very quickly, if not overnight.
Of the seven applicants who faced deadlines extending further into the future, six proceeded with the investment and only one resubmitted a modified proposal.
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