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/
Korean meaning: 마감 시간을 맞추다, 기한 내에 완수하다
Korean pronunciation: 미트 어 **데드**라인
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
to complete a task or project by the specified time limit
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Meet은 고대 영어 'mētan'에서, deadline은 원래 감옥 주변의 '죽음의 선(dead line)'을 의미했으나, 20세기부터 시간 제한을 뜻하게 되었습니다.
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“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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