target date

noun

: the date set for an event or for the completion of a project, goal, or quota

Examples of target date in a Sentence

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This target date is the first concrete timeline borrowers have been given. Shahar Ziv, Forbes.com, 16 Apr. 2025 The target date for opening the permanent Bally’s casino and hotel is September 2026. Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 8 Apr. 2025 May 14, 2024 Officials say a new pressure regulation valve has been replaced and tested successfully, and that the new Starliner launch target date will be no earlier than May 21. MORE: Elon Musk calls for deorbiting of the ISS. Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 17 Mar. 2025 The volumes aren’t unusual overall, and one of his target dates was the last day of a quarter, when lots of activity takes place for legitimate portfolio reasons. Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 13 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for target date

Word History

First Known Use

1945, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of target date was in 1945

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“Target date.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/target%20date. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.

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