Deadlines · Time and plans
due date
required date
A due date is the date by which something must be finished or paid.
This vs that
The due date is Friday.
My time slot is Friday afternoon.
Hear it in real life
When's the essay due?
The due date is the 18th, but I'd like to finish it this weekend.
The due date for my electricity bill is next Monday.
Which sounds natural?
Psst — which one would you actually say?
'Due date' is the normal everyday collocation for a required deadline.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: The due day for the report is Friday.
Say: The due date for the report is Friday.
Use the fixed collocation 'due date'.
Say it together
Whole chunks natives use with it.
the due date for ___
What's the due date for the application?
I wrote down the due date for the rent.
Phrases to borrow
More for talking about deadlines.
be due by ___
The report is due by Friday afternoon.
work towards ___
We're working towards a Friday deadline.
Deadlines words
Time and plans · Deadlines: the words around “due date”.
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Same word, different world
Your turn: say it out loud
The payment's due date is Monday.
Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.
due date
required date
“The due date for my electricity bill is next Monday.”
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