due date
noun
1
: the day by which something must be done, paid, etc.
The due date for the assignment is Friday.
Tomorrow's the due date for our electricity bill.
2
: the day when a woman is expected to give birth
She started having contractions two weeks before her due date.
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Another midwife in the western province of Herat, Somaya, told NPR that one of her rural patients was past her due date for delivery.
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Khwaga Ghani, NPR, 31 Mar. 2025
At a previous briefing, on the report's March 21 due date, Bruce told reporters the deadline was no longer that day.
—Erin Mansfield, USA Today, 31 Mar. 2025
My due date was January 21, 2021, just days after the start of session and a full ten weeks before the first legislative break.
—Sabienna Bowman, People.com, 27 Mar. 2025
The filing deadline is April 15, the same due date as one’s U.S. income tax return, but there is an automatic extension to October 15 if the initial FBAR deadline is missed.
—Virginia La Torre Jeker, J.d., Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
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Khwaga Ghani, NPR, 31 Mar. 2025
At a previous briefing, on the report's March 21 due date, Bruce told reporters the deadline was no longer that day.
—Erin Mansfield, USA Today, 31 Mar. 2025
My due date was January 21, 2021, just days after the start of session and a full ten weeks before the first legislative break.
—Sabienna Bowman, People.com, 27 Mar. 2025
The filing deadline is April 15, the same due date as one’s U.S. income tax return, but there is an automatic extension to October 15 if the initial FBAR deadline is missed.
—Virginia La Torre Jeker, J.d., Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
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“Due date.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/due%20date. Accessed 8 Apr. 2025.
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