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deadline
The latest possible point in time or date by which a task must be completed or a project must be finished.
Ich muss den Bericht unbedingt bis zur Deadline am Freitag fertigstellen.
I absolutely have to finish the report by the deadline on Friday.
'Deadline' is an English loanword (Anglicism) that has been fully adopted into the German language. It is pronounced the same way as in English.
Hast du die E-Mail wegen der Deadline schon gelesen?
Have you already read the email about the deadline?
Typical expressions are 'eine Deadline einhalten' (to meet a deadline), 'eine Deadline verpassen' (to miss a deadline), or 'eine Deadline setzen' (to set a deadline).
Wir müssen hart arbeiten, um die Deadline einzuhalten.
We have to work hard to meet the deadline.
The word is used very frequently in the workplace, at university, and in projects. By now, however, it is also part of general colloquial language.
Im Büro sprechen wir ständig über Deadlines.
At the office, we talk about deadlines all the time.
appointment / deadline
Termin and Deadline can both indicate when something must be finished. Termin refers to the agreed submission date in a fairly neutral way. Deadline emphasizes more strongly that this is the latest possible time and that a later submission will no longer be possible.
Die Deadline für die Abgabe des Berichts ist Freitag, danach wird nichts mehr angenommen.
The deadline for submitting the report is Friday; nothing will be accepted after that.
Der Termin für die Abgabe des Berichts ist Freitag.
The deadline for submitting the report is Friday.
