Collocation
meet a deadline
Definition
to finish work by the required time or date
'meet a deadline' is a common English collocation. to finish work by the required time or date
meet + a/the + deadline
“We have to meet the deadline by Friday, so let's focus on the key tasks first.”
Examples
- If we work efficiently today, we can ____ the deadline.
- She stayed late to ____ the deadline for the report.
- We ____ the deadline, but only because everyone helped at the last minute.
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- They’re under pressure to ____ a tight deadline before the launch.
- I can’t ____ the deadline unless you send me the final data today.
- The team hasn’t ____ the deadline in weeks, so the project is slipping.
- To ____ the deadline, we’ll need to cut a few non-essential features.
- By the end of the month, we must have ____ the deadline agreed with the client.
- He promised he would ____ the deadline, no matter how busy he was.
More verb + nouns
- make progress to improve or move forward toward a goal over time
- make money to earn money; to generate a profit or income
- make a request to ask formally for something, especially through an official process
- do business to conduct commercial activity; to buy, sell, or work with another company professionally
- do exercise to do physical activity to improve health or fitness