Collocation
meet a deadline
to finish work by the required time or date
Definition
'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 afternoon.”
Examples
- I stayed late to meet the deadline.
- We cannot meet the deadline without more staff.
- She managed to meet the deadline despite the delays.
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- They met the deadline and shipped the order on time.
- If we want to meet the deadline, we need to finalize the design today.
- The team is working weekends to meet the deadline set by the client.
- He promised he would meet the deadline, but the data was incomplete.
- We have met the deadline for every release this year.
- By automating the reports, the finance team could meet the deadline with fewer errors.
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More verb + nouns
- make progress to improve or move forward toward a goal over time
- start work to begin working, especially at a job or on a task
- 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