Deadline Mirage

The false belief that you still have plenty of time to finish an assignment right up until the moment you realize it’s due in a few hours, and you haven’t started.

I thought my essay was due next week, but it was a total deadline mirage and I turned it in 10 minutes before midnight.

Deadline Mirage by jkalamba April 21, 2026

Greek Deadline 

A hard deadline which absolutely, positively, must be met or the world will end. Or not. Whatever.

"In other news, another Greek deadline for resolving their fiscal crisis has come and gone. Finance ministers are now saying that the REAL deadline for resolving this crisis is in two weeks."

Greek Deadline by GG top March 16, 2012

artificial deadline 

A random deadline to complete a task, which has no real world consequences. For example, your office sets Monday as the deadline on all canned food donations for charity , but the box just sits there until Friday, which is the actual day they planned on taking it to the food bank.

"Hey bro, did you get your weekly report done for the big boss? He needs it today!"

"Naaah, it's only Wednesday. Wednesday's an artificial deadline, because he doesn't even send those reports to corporate for another week."

artificial deadline by Mr. Bill III October 15, 2016

drop-deadline 

The firmest of deadlines, reflecting a finality beyond which is decidedly too late.

I told the reporter I needed the article by Thursday, allowing a couple of comfort days until my actual drop-deadline of Saturday.

drop-deadline by Dan Rice April 11, 2008

your bloodline a deadline

if said, the opponents life, along with its entire family, dissolves into space dust. you become ruler of all insults, making you a god. everyone shall submit to you, or else they share the same fate

Person1:ur mom gay
Person2:ur dad lesbian
person1:ur sister a mister
person2:ur brother a mother
person1:ur granny a tranny
person 2: ur grandpap a trap
person1:ur family tree lgbt
person2: ur ancestors incestors

*person 1 in disbelief, he decided to pull out his trump card*

person1: your bloodline a deadline

*person 2 becomes space dust, along with his entire family.*

your bloodline a deadline by cheese blended with mayo April 1, 2020

Giske deadline 

A hard deadline to accomplish a task or make a decision, primarily for a politician, forced upon by several auditors independent of political orientation. Despite the last property, most of the auditors are hardcore feminists. Failure to comply will most likely cause the disruption of political influence and general distrust of the arbiter.

The result or outcome of the decision or task is expected to be in favour of the auditors.

Etmyology: from the Norwegian politician Trond Giske who allegedly sexually harassed several female co politicians and who is subject for exclusions by the leadership of the Norwegian Labour Party.

"The Giske deadline is tomorrow at noon. If you don't comply or we don't like the result, be prepared for Bedlam"

Giske deadline by Trond Not G January 4, 2018

sprint a deadline

to release a deadline so late there's essentially no genuine chance of hitting it

A: How's the project looking?
B: Well, I seem to be on track for the next milestone, but I get the boss is about to sprint a deadline on me.

sprint a deadline by MrPiglet October 21, 2009