"deadline" Chinese-English Dictionary

Chinese	Pinyin	Part of speech	Translation	Actions
期限	qī xiàn	n.	time limit / deadline / allotted time	syn
限期	xiàn qī		to set a time limit / time limit / deadline	syn
最后期限最後期限	zuì hòu qī xiàn		deadline / final time limit (for project)
截止期限	jié zhǐ qī xiàn		deadline
死线死線	sǐ xiàn		deadline (loanword)
截止日	jié zhǐ rì		deadline / cut-off date

Chinese	Pinyin	Part of speech	Translation	Actions
按时按時	àn shí	adv.	on time / before deadline / on schedule	syn
冲刺衝刺	chōng cì	v.	(sports) to sprint / to spurt / to dash / to put in a big effort to achieve a goal as the deadline approaches	syn
逾期	yú qī	v.	to be overdue / to fail to meet a deadline / to be behind in doing sth	syn
补交補交	bǔ jiāo		to hand in after the deadline / to pay after the due date
宽限寬限	kuān xiàn		to extend (a deadline etc)	syn
旬课旬課	xún kè		test every ten day / periodic deadline
脱期脫期	tuō qī		to fail to come out on time / to miss a deadline
愆期	qiān qī		(formal) to delay / to miss a deadline / to fail to do sth at the appointed time	syn
延误延誤	yán wù	v.	to postpone (with unfortunate consequences) / to take too long (to do sth) / to miss (a deadline or window of opportunity)	syn
急来报佛脚	jí lái bào fó jiǎo		(idiom) To rush to prepare only when a deadline or difficulty is imminent, instead of preparing in advance.
严限追比嚴限追比	yán xiàn zhuī bǐ		(idiom) To require a task to be completed by a fixed deadline, with heavy punishment for delay.
临时磨枪	lín shí mó qiāng		(idiom) To begin preparing only at the last moment, when a deadline or difficulty is near. The expression criticizes late and rushed preparation.
度己失期	duo yi shi qi		(idiom) To reckon that the deadline has already been missed.
有年无月	yǒu nián wú yuè		(idiom) It describes something that drags on indefinitely without a definite deadline.
计日而俟	jì rì ér sì		(idiom) To be able to count the days until something happens. It describes an approaching event or deadline.
闲不容息	xián bù róng xī		(idiom) Not even having time to catch one’s breath. It describes an extremely short deadline or a highly urgent situation.

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