Definition
plural of deadline; time limits by which tasks must be completed
Etymology
Originally a line around a military prison beyond which prisoners would be shot (1860s), later generalized to any final time limit by early 20th century
Kelly Says
The word 'deadline' has a surprisingly dark origin - it literally meant a line that meant death if crossed in Civil War prisons!
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ጊዜ መደበኛ
gi-ze me-de-be-nya
ARالعربية
موعد نهائي
mo'id na-hya'i
BNবাংলা
সময়সীমা
so-mo-yes-ee-ma
CACatalà
terminis
te-r-mi-nis
CSČeština
termíny
te-r-mi-ny
DEDeutsch
Fristen
frie-sten
ELΕλληνικά
προθεσμίες
pro-the-smies
ESEspañol
plazos límite
pla-zos li-mi-te
FAفارسی
مهلتها
meh-let-ha
FISuomi
aikarajat
ai-ka-ra-jat
GUGU
લેખિત સમય
lekhi-t sa-ma-y
HAHA
aiki na'ura
ai-ki na-u-ra
HIहिन्दी
सीमा तिथियाँ
see-ma tee-thee-yan
HUMagyar
határidők
ha-ta-ri-do-k
IDBahasa Indonesia
batas waktu
ba-tas wa-tu
ITItaliano
scadenze
ska-den-ze
KKKK
жаңа уақыт
jan-a u-a-kyat
MSBahasa Melayu
tarikh akhir
ta-rik ak-hir
MYမြန်မာ
လမ်းစီးရက်
lan-si-yee-ret
NLNederlands
termijnen
ter-mi-nen
PAPA
समय सीमा
sa-ma-y see-ma
PLPolski
terminy
te-r-mi-ny
PTPortuguês
prazos
pra-zos
RORomână
termene
te-r-me-ne
SVSvenska
frister
fri-ster
SWKiswahili
wakati wa mwisho
wa-ka-ti wa mwi-sho
TAதமிழ்
நேர்கால வரம்பு
ne-ra-ka-la va-ram-bu
TEతెలుగు
సమయ सीమ
sa-ma-ya see-ma
THไทย
กำหนดเวลา
kam-nhat wa-la
TLTL
petsa ng katapusan
pe-tsa ng ka-ta-pu-san
TRTürkçe
son tarihler
son ta-ri-hler
UKУкраїнська
строки
stroki
URاردو
محدود وقت
mah-doo-d waqt
VITiếng Việt
hạn chót
han chot
ZUZU
isilwane sokuhlalela
ee-si-lwane so-ku-hla-le-la