due date
due date — noun
1. the day on which a task must be finished or a sum of money has to be paid.
the day on which a task must be finished or a sum of money has to be paid.
Christopher missed the due date for his rent and had to pay a small fine.
due date for [an obligation]
The library sent Ritu a reminder a week before the due date for her books.
due date for [returning items]
Our teacher moved the due date of the science project to next Friday.
The phone bill has a due date printed clearly at the top of the page.
Hassan marked every due date in his calendar so he would never forget a payment.
- deadline
more general; any final time limit, not only dates
- closing date
the last day to apply or enter, e.g. for jobs or contests
文法句型
the due date for [something]
due date of [date]
用法筆記
Frequently followed by 'for' (the task or item) or 'of' (the project, report, payment). Common with verbs 'meet', 'miss', 'extend', and 'move'.
常見錯誤
2. the day a doctor thinks a pregnant woman will give birth to her baby.
the day a doctor thinks a pregnant woman will give birth to her baby.
Naoko's due date is in early March, so she has already packed her hospital bag.
[someone's] due date is [time]
The twins arrived two weeks before Iris and her husband had expected their due date.
At the clinic, the nurse used a scan to work out the baby's due date.
Élise grew nervous as her due date came closer and the baby still had not moved.
My sister went past her due date by five days before the baby finally came.
- expected date of delivery
more formal; common on medical forms and records
- EDD
the medical abbreviation used by doctors and midwives
文法句型
[someone's] due date
due date is [date]
用法筆記
Distinguish from sense 1: this sense is always tied to a pregnancy and the subject is usually a pregnant woman or the baby, never a bill or task.