期限内(きげんない)

きげんない
noun
within the deadline; before the expiration
1. within the deadline; within the time limit; before expiration
Within the specified time period or before a deadline passes. Used for deadlines, validity periods, and expiration dates.
期限内(きげんない)に提出(ていしゅつ)してください。
Please submit it within the deadline.
期限内(きげんない)であれば返品(へんぴん)が可能(かのう)です。
Returns are possible within the time limit.
申請(しんせい)は必(かなら)ず期限内(きげんない)に済(す)ませてください。期限(きげん)を過(す)ぎると受(う)け付(つ)けられません。
Please be sure to complete the application within the deadline. It cannot be accepted after the deadline has passed.

Composed of 期限(きげん) (deadline, time limit) + 内(ない) (within). Functions as a noun or adverbial expression. Very commonly seen in business, administrative, and everyday contexts involving deadlines.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 期限内(きげんない)に提出(ていしゅつ)する — to submit within the deadline
  • 期限内(きげんない)に届(とど)ける — to deliver within the deadline
  • 期限内(きげんない)に支払(しはら)う — to pay within the deadline
  • 期限内(きげんない)に完了(かんりょう)する — to complete within the deadline

RELATED TERMS:

  • 期限(きげん) — deadline, time limit
  • 期限切(きげんぎ)れ — expired, past the deadline
  • 有効期限(ゆうこうきげん) — expiration date; period of validity
  • 締(し)め切(き)り — deadline (for submissions)
  • 期限外(きげんがい) — outside the deadline, overdue
general
Added 2026.4.5 23:17
22000/22208_kigennai