What is imminent deadline?

What is imminent deadline?

1 liable to happen soon; impending. 2 Obsolete jutting out or overhanging.

What does looming deadline mean?

: to be close to happening : to be about to happen — used especially of unpleasant or frightening things. A workers’ strike is looming. A battle is looming in Congress over the proposed budget cuts. a looming battle/conflict/problem/storm. The deadline looms closer with each passing day.

What is the deadline means?

2a : a date or time before which something must be done. b : the time after which copy is not accepted for a particular issue of a publication. on deadline or under deadline. : with the requirement of meeting a deadline working on deadline.

Can you say deadline on?

“On the deadline” is not wrong, but it is less common; it also suggests a date only, as opposed to a specific time, since we say “on” days and dates but “at” times (that is, “on Thursday” but “at 5 p.m.”)

Is Impending a noun or adjective?

adjective
While you’re more likely to see the adjective form of this word, impending, used to describe something that’s looming or coming up in the future, you can also use the verb impend when something is approaching or developing.

What is looming crisis?

If a worrying or threatening situation or event is looming, it seems likely to happen soon. [journalism]

Why is it called deadline?

In the 1860s, a ‘dead line’ was a line within or around a prison. Prisoners would be shot for crossing the ‘dead line’. The sense of deadline that is most commonly found today (“a date or time before which something must be done”) did not begin to see use until the early 20th century.

Is deadline inclusive or exclusive?

Most commonly the deadline is inclusive, i.e., “January 15” means that the deadline is “at some moment during January 15”. What does this mean can vary: For online applications, it’s usually 23:59:59.