deadline
/ˈdɛdˌlaɪn/ noun B1- A time limit in the form of a date on or before which something must be completed. · I must make this deadline or my boss will kill me!
Plural deadlines
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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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