deadline n : the point in time at which something must be completed

English

Etymology

The context of a due date originated in journalism, probably from an earlier usage in printing, representing a guideline marked on a plate for a printing press (inside which all content should appear). According to the Oxford English Dictionary, early usage refers simply to lines that do not move, such as one used in angling; slightly later American usage includes a boundary around a prison which prisoners must not cross.

Noun

1. A date on or before which something must be completed.
2. A guideline marked on a plate for a printing press.
3. A line which doesn't move.
4. A boundary around a prison.

Translations

Finnish

Pronunciation

• /ˈdedlɑi̯n/

Noun

1. In the context of "colloquial|lang=fi": A deadline.

A deadline is a time limit.

Deadline may also refer to:

In films and broadcast media

• Deadline (documentary), 2002 documentary about Illinois governor George H. Ryan
• Deadline (TV series), a TV that lasted one season (2000-2001)
• Deadline (Doctor Who audio), an audio drama based on the British science fiction TV Doctor Who
• Deadline (reality TV series), a 2007 British reality TV series
• The Deadline (Life on Mars), an episode of the British TV drama
• Deadline, a 1987 feature film starring Christopher Walken
• "Deadline", the news program on Danmarks Radio's second television channel, DR2

In music

• Deadline (rock band), a rock band from Rotherham, Yorkshire formed in 1999
• Deadline (band), a female fronted Punk Rock band from London, England formed in 2001
• Deadline (split album), a Leftöver Crack and Citizen Fish split album from 2007
• Deadline, a short-lived American punk band that featured future Fugazi member Brendan Canty

In books and magazines

• Deadline (Marvel Comics), a 2002 comic book limited series published by Marvel comics
• Deadline (DC Comics), a DC Comics supervillain
• Deadline magazine, a British magazine published from 1988-95
• Deadline (science fiction story), 1944 story by Cleve Cartmill, which described in fair detail an atomic bomb
• Deadline, a 1994 book by Christian author Randy Alcorn

In computer games

• Deadline (computer game), 1982 text adventure game from Infocom
• Deadline, 1996 computer game by Psygnosis

In other uses

• Deadline, a light fence, the crossing of which resulted in prisoners being shot at Andersonville Prison

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