Deadline vs. Overdue

Deadline vs. Overdue — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Deadline and Overdue

Deadlinenoun

A date on or before which something must be completed.

I must make this deadline or my boss will kill me!

Overdueadjective

Late; especially, past a deadline or too late to fulfill a need.

his library books were three days overdue;my car is overdue for an oil change;she finally left on a long overdue vacation

Deadlinenoun

(archaic) A guideline marked on a plate for a printing press.

Overdueadjective

past due; not paid at the scheduled time;

an overdue installmenta delinquent account

Deadlinenoun

(archaic) A line that does not move. en

Deadlinenoun

(archaic) A boundary around a prison, prisoners crossing which would be shot.

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Deadlineverb

(military) To render an item non-mission-capable; to ground an aircraft, etc.

Deadlinenoun

the point in time at which something must be completed