deadline
/ˈdɛdˌlaɪn/ verb C2- To render an item non-mission-capable; to ground an aircraft, etc.
He/she/it deadlines · Past deadlined · Past participle deadlined · -ing form deadlining
Verb forms
- Base form
- deadline
- He/she/it
- deadlines
- Past
- deadlined
- Past participle
- deadlined
- -ing form
- deadlining
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As the looming deadline approaches, the original anxiety returns with significantly greater force, creating a debilitating cycle of avoidance and panic.
The sheer pressure of this relentless deadline might have paralyzed a lesser writer, yet Dickens thrived on the exhilarating immediacy of the process.
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