Meaning & use
meeting deadlines
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Meaning
phrasefixed phrase
Finishing tasks or projects by the required time or date.
Grammar: Use it as a noun phrase, often after verbs like 'be good at' or 'struggle with'.
Patterns
- be good at meeting deadlines
- struggle with meeting deadlines
- meeting deadlines is important
She is very good at meeting deadlines.
The team has trouble meeting deadlines when the workload is heavy.
Meeting deadlines is a key part of this job.
Common combinations
- be good at meeting deadlines
- He is good at meeting deadlines and rarely asks for more time.
- struggle with meeting deadlines
- Many students struggle with meeting deadlines at the end of the term.
- meeting tight deadlines
- Journalists often work under pressure, meeting tight deadlines every day.
- a knack for meeting deadlines
- She has a knack for meeting deadlines without getting stressed.
Synonyms and how they differ
- meeting a deadline
- Singular; use it when you mean one specific deadline, not the general skill.
- delivering on time
- Focuses on the result being ready when promised, not just on the deadline itself.
Opposites
Word family
- deadline noun
- The time or date by which something must be finished.
Practice
Which sentence is the most natural use of 'meeting deadlines'?
Choose one answer.
Here 'meeting deadlines' means finishing projects on time, which fits 'responsible for'. Option A confuses it with 'meeting' a person. Option C confuses it with a literal meeting place. Option D treats it as a single countable event, which is not how the phrase is used.
Make it your own
Write a sentence using “meeting deadlines”, then check it and compare it with the examples above.