デッドライン

A loanword from English "deadline." Used in business, publishing, and project-management contexts.

Common collocations

• デッドラインに間(ま)に合(あ)う: to meet the deadline
• デッドラインを守(まも)る: to keep to the deadline
• デッドラインを延長(えんちょう)する: to extend the deadline
• デッドラインを過(す)ぎる: to miss/pass the deadline
• デッドラインを設定(せってい)する: to set a deadline

Similar words

• 締(し)め切(き)り: deadline. Far more common in everyday Japanese and broader in use — applications, submissions, sales.
• 期限(きげん): time limit, due date. Neutral and general; also used for expiry dates.
• 納期(のうき): delivery deadline, used specifically for delivering goods or finished work.

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デッドライン sounds slightly more urgent or dramatic than 締(し)め切(き)り. It is most at home in creative industries and tech workplaces.