German · Real conversations
How to say “What's the deadline?” in German
Ask when the work must be completed or delivered.
Wann ist die Frist?
What's the deadline?
Check the date and time when precision matters.
Use it in three situations
Starting a task
Wann ist die Frist?
What's the deadline?
Clarifying a delivery
Wann muss der Bericht fertig sein?
When does the report need to be ready?
Planning a week
Ist die Frist am Freitag?
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 German: When does the report need to be ready?
Reveal a sample reply
Wann muss der Bericht fertig sein?
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 German
Use Sie for formal address and du with people you address informally. Könnten Sie …? is a useful polite request. Keep noun capitals and the verb position shown in each complete sentence.
The examples preserve German accents and ß. Read a full sentence before replacing a detail: a subordinate clause can move the verb to the end, and case can change an article or pronoun.
