Spanish · Real conversations
How to say “What's the deadline?” in Spanish
Ask when the work must be completed or delivered.
¿Cuál es la fecha límite?
What's the deadline?
Check the date and time when precision matters.
Use it in three situations
Starting a task
¿Cuál es la fecha límite?
What's the deadline?
Clarifying a delivery
¿Para cuándo tiene que estar listo el informe?
When does the report need to be ready?
Planning a week
¿La fecha límite es el viernes?
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 Spanish: When does the report need to be ready?
Reveal a sample reply
¿Para cuándo tiene que estar listo el informe?
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 Spanish
These guides use broadly understandable Latin American Spanish. Tú is familiar and usted is respectful or formal, with important regional variation. Me gustaría and ¿podría …? are useful for considerate requests.
Keep accent marks and opening question marks. Some regions choose different everyday words. Follow the complete example rather than substituting English words one by one, especially with pronouns and expressions of preference.
