"Deadline" • Chinese-English Dictionary
| 期限 | qī xiàn | time limit / deadline / allotted time |   |
| 限期 | xiàn qī | to set a time limit / time limit / deadline | |
| 最后期限 | zuì hòu qī xiàn | deadline / final time limit (for project) | |
| 截止期限 | jié zhǐ qī xiàn | deadline | |
| 死线 | sǐ xiàn | deadline (loanword) | |
| 截止日 | jié zhǐ rì | deadline / cut-off date | |
| 按时 | àn shí | on time / before deadline / on schedule | |
| 冲刺 | chōng cì | (sports) to sprint / to spurt / to dash / to put in a big effort to achieve a goal as the deadline approaches | |
| 逾期 | yú qī | to be overdue / to fail to meet a deadline / to be behind in doing sth | |
| 补交 | bǔ jiāo | to hand in after the deadline / to pay after the due date | |
| 宽限 | kuān xiàn | to extend (a deadline etc) | |
| 延误 | yán wù | to postpone (with unfortunate consequences) / to take too long (to do sth) / to miss (a deadline or window of opportunity) | |
| 旬课 | xún kè | test every ten day / periodic deadline | |
| 脱期 | tuō qī | to fail to come out on time / to miss a deadline | |
| 愆期 | qiān qī | (formal) to delay / to miss a deadline / to fail to do sth at the appointed time | |
