{
    "term": "deadline",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "ox5000": true,
    "cefr": "b2",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "a point in time by which something must be done",
            "sensetop": "deadline for something",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "I prefer to **work to a deadline**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The deadline for applications is 30 April.",
                    "contextForm": "deadline for something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "It will be a struggle to meet the deadline."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She began to panic as the deadline approached."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The Wednesday deadline passed without any communication from the rebel leader."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The deadline set by the High Court is Monday 3rd March."
                },
                {
                    "text": "We're asking them to extend the deadline."
                },
                {
                    "text": "They're working to a very tight deadline."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["strict", "tight"],
                "verb + deadline": ["face", "have", "work to"],
                "deadline + verb": ["approach", "loom", "near"],
                "preposition": [
                    "before a/​the deadline",
                    "by a/​the deadline",
                    "deadline for"
                ]
            }
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈdedlaɪn/",
                "audio": "de/deadline/deadline__gb_2.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈdedlaɪn/",
                "audio": "de/deadline/deadline__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": null
}