Application Deadline: Meaning, Examples & Usage

Meaning 1：application due date (application deadline)

application deadline 🔊

/ˌæplɪˈkeɪʃn ˈdedlaɪn/

The last day or time by which you must submit an application.

Student marking application deadline on calendar with clock

application due date 🔊

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/ˌæplɪˈkeɪʃn duː deɪt/

The application deadline is the final date or time by which an application must be submitted. Missing it usually results in rejection.

📁 Category：Time & Dates 🔖 Level：Intermediate

📘 Details & Usage

📖 Root Explanation

'Application' from Latin 'applicare' (fold to) + 'deadline' from 'dead' + 'line' (boundary).

💡 Mnemonic

Picture a line on a calendar; if you miss it, your application is dead.

📖 Example

The application deadline for the summer internship is March 15th, so I'm busy preparing my resume. 🔊 The last day to submit an application for the summer internship is March 15th, so I am busy preparing my resume.

🔗 Collocations

meet the application deadline – submit before the deadline

miss the application deadline – fail to submit on time

extend the application deadline – postpone the final submission date

🔄 Synonyms

submission deadline (n.) – the final time for submitting something

due date (n.) – the date by which something must be done

cut-off date (n.) – the last date for acceptance

🚫 Antonyms

extension (n.) – an additional period granted beyond the deadline

grace period (n.) – a period after the deadline during which submission is still accepted

📖 Cultural Story

'Deadline' from US Civil War prison camps: crossing a line meant death. Now 'application deadline' is the final time to submit applications.