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How to say “What's the deadline?” in French
Ask when the work must be completed or delivered.
Quelle est la date limite ?
What's the deadline?
Check the date and time when precision matters.
Use it in three situations
Starting a task
Quelle est la date limite ?
What's the deadline?
Clarifying a delivery
Pour quand le rapport doit-il être prêt ?
When does the report need to be ready?
Planning a week
La date limite est vendredi ?
Is the deadline Friday?
What to watch for
A deadline and a scheduled meeting time are different pieces of information.
Read the whole expression before replacing a detail. The natural wording may use a different order or construction from the English sentence.
Your turn
Imagine work updates. Say this in French: When does the report need to be ready?
Reveal a sample reply
Pour quand le rapport doit-il être prêt ?
When does the report need to be ready?
Build a useful exchange
Explain progress and agree on a priority.
This expression in other languages
A note on speaking French
Use vous with strangers, staff, and people you address formally; use tu when that relationship is established. Je voudrais and pourriez-vous can make a request considerate. The most appropriate choice depends on the person and the situation.
Keep accents and apostrophes. A familiar spoken expression may differ from its literal English translation. Read the complete line, including the pronoun and the words that connect the request.
