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Plural of deadline

regular plural

The plural of deadline is deadlines.

Forms of deadline

Singulardeadline /ˈdɛdˌlaɪn/
Pluraldeadlines
Countablecountable

Deadlines in a sentence

  • I'm being worked to the bone to meet deadlines before the holiday rush.From the entry to the bone
  • The project failed because of poor adherence to deadlines.From the entry adherence
  • His boss gets grouchy when deadlines draw near.From the entry grouchy
  • Well, these deadlines and quality requirements should be feasible as long as the company is willing to pay for non-incompetent personnel.From the entry non-incompetent
  • Tabata highkenuinely had all the time in the world he wasnt getting obliterated by the Jump deadlines.2025 December 24, @IncroyableSauce, X (post), archived from the original on 14 Jan 2026. From the entry highkenuinely

Meaning of deadline

  1. noun A time limit in the form of a date on or before which something must be completed.
  2. noun A guideline marked on a plate for a printing press.
  3. noun A line that does not move.

Full definition of deadline

Questions about the plural of deadline

What is the plural of deadline?
The plural of deadline is deadlines.
Is deadline countable?
Deadline is a countable noun.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: deadline (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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