meet a deadline — to complete a task or project by the specified time limit
Part of speech: NOUN
Definition: to complete a task or project by the specified time limit
Pronunciation (IPA): /miːt ə ˈdedlaɪn/
Example Sentences
- My boss threatened to fire anyone who couldn't meet the deadline, so I lived on coffee for three days straight.
- She always manages to meet every deadline, even if it means working until 3 AM.
- To meet the publication deadline, the author wrote the last chapter while sitting in a McDonald's at midnight.
meet a deadline
NOUN[/miːt ə ˈdedlaɪn/]
to complete a task or project by the specified time limit
She races to meet a deadline as the office clock ticks toward midnight.
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🌳Etymology
Origin
Meet derives from Old English 'mētan,' meaning to encounter or come together. Deadline originated in 19th-century military and prison contexts as a literal line marking the boundary beyond which prisoners would be shot; the term evolved by the early 20th century to signify a time limit or final submission date.
Breakdown
meet (from Old English 'mētan': to encounter) + deadline (dead + line: originally a literal boundary line in prisons, later metaphorically applied to time limits).
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📝Examples
“My boss threatened to fire anyone who couldn't meet the deadline, so I lived on coffee for three days straight.”
“She always manages to meet every deadline, even if it means working until 3 AM.”
“To meet the publication deadline, the author wrote the last chapter while sitting in a McDonald's at midnight.”
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