1.
deadline
The final date or time by which something must be completed or submitted.
締め切りはいつですか。
When is the deadline?
締め切りは来週の金曜日です。
The deadline is next Friday.
締め切りに間に合わなかった。
I didn't make the deadline.
締め切りに間に合う = to meet the deadline
締め切りを一週間延ばしてもらえませんか。
Could you extend the deadline by one week?
締め切りが近づいてきたのに、まだレポートが半分も書けていない。
The deadline is approaching, but I haven't even written half the report.
2.
closing, end of acceptance
The point at which applications, entries, or submissions are no longer accepted.
募集は今月末で締め切りです。
Applications close at the end of this month.
申し込みの締め切りは今月末までとなっております。
The application deadline is the end of this month.
Polite business style
参加希望の方は、締め切り日の三日前までにお申し込みください。
Those who wish to participate, please apply by three days before the closing date.
定員に達した時点で締め切りとなりますので、お早めにお申し込みください。
Applications will close once capacity is reached, so please apply early.
コンテストの作品提出は締め切りを過ぎると受け付けてもらえないので、早めに準備した方がいい。
Contest entries won't be accepted after the closing date, so it's better to prepare early.
COMMON PATTERNS:
- 締め切りに間に合う (to meet the deadline)
- 締め切りを過ぎる (to miss/pass the deadline)
- 締め切りを延ばす (to extend the deadline)
- 締め切り日 (deadline date)
Often written in hiragana as しめきり or with okurigana variation 締切.
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