Portuguese · Real conversations
How to say “What's the deadline?” in Portuguese
Ask when the work must be completed or delivered.
Qual é o prazo?
What's the deadline?
Check the date and time when precision matters.
Use it in three situations
Starting a task
Qual é o prazo?
What's the deadline?
Clarifying a delivery
Quando o relatório precisa ficar pronto?
When does the report need to be ready?
Planning a week
O prazo é sexta-feira?
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 Portuguese: When does the report need to be ready?
Reveal a sample reply
Quando o relatório precisa ficar pronto?
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 Portuguese
These guides use Brazilian Portuguese. Você is a common everyday address; senhor or senhora may fit a more formal interaction. Eu gostaria and poderia can soften requests without making them complicated.
Keep the accents and nasal spellings, such as não and conexão. Portuguese in Portugal may use different everyday vocabulary or pronouns. The examples aim for broadly understandable Brazilian wording.
