[set] a deadline
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to establish a specific date or time by which a task, project, or activity must be completed or achieved
- He set a personal deadline for completing his novel by the end of the year.
- She set a deadline for the submission of the report.
- The professor set a deadline for the research paper to be turned in.
- Setting deadlines helps create a sense of urgency and accountability.
- He set the deadline for the team's performance evaluation for the end of the quarter.