Collocation
set a deadline
to decide and announce the latest time by which something must be finished
Definition
'set a deadline' is a common English collocation. to decide and announce the latest time by which something must be finished
set + a deadline
“We need to set a deadline for the first draft so the project stays on track.”
Examples
- Let’s set a deadline for the report so we don’t keep postponing it.
- My supervisor set a deadline for Friday afternoon.
- We should set a deadline before we start assigning tasks.
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- The editor set a deadline for revisions and asked everyone to stick to it.
- After the kickoff meeting, they set a deadline that gave the designers enough time.
- If we don’t set a deadline, this decision will drag on for weeks.
- The client insisted we set a deadline and include it in the contract.
- To keep the scope under control, the product lead set a deadline for final feature requests.
- Although the timeline was tight, we set a deadline that was realistic and measurable.
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