Work & careers
set a deadline
decide when something must be finished
To set a deadline means to decide the latest time or date by which something must be completed.
Hear it in real life
When should we finish the report?
Let's set a deadline for next Friday.
We should set a deadline for choosing the venue.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: We made a deadline for the project.
Say: We set a deadline for the project.
The usual verb with “deadline” is “set,” not “make.”
Build it
How it fits in a sentence.
set a deadline for something; set a deadline of Friday
Your turn: say it out loud
We should set a deadline for choosing the venue.
Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.
set a deadline
decide when something must be finished
“We should set a deadline for choosing the venue.”
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