Deadline has 2 syllables and the stress is on the first syllable.
| # | Sentence | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Tom asked the clerk if he could get an extension to submit his application after the normal deadline, but the clerk replied the deadline was calculated from the statutory period, spelled out in legislation, that neither the clerk nor his supervisors could override. | |
| 2. | You must get the job done before the deadline. | |
| 3. | I am terribly busy because the report deadline is near. | |
| 4. | There will be hell to pay if I don't make this deadline. | |
| 5. | How can I make the deadline for this document? | |
| 6. | Can you make the deadline? | |
| 7. | "What if I miss the deadline?" "I bet he will get mad at you!" | |
| 8. | The deadline is drawing near. | |
| 9. | The new final deadline is at 7 o'clock on June 10th. | |
| 10. | I worked all night so to meet the deadline. |