drop-dead date

drop-dead date

The definitive date by which something needs to be completed; the deadline. I just found out that tomorrow is the drop-dead date for this project, so we really need to finish things up. I haven't found the right candidate for the job yet, and the boss's drop-dead date is rapidly approaching. I did plan to submit a poem to the contest, but then I got sick and missed the drop-dead date.

See also: date

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