The phrase "acute deadlines" is not commonly used in written English and may not convey the intended meaning clearly.
It could be used when referring to deadlines that are urgent or require immediate attention, but "acute" is typically associated with sharpness or intensity rather than time constraints.
Example: "The project has acute deadlines that we must meet to ensure timely delivery."
Alternatives: "tight deadlines" or "urgent deadlines".
(No, I haven't read Thomas Mann's tetralogy, "Joseph and His Brothers" — to my acute and, on deadline, irremediable regret. Note to friends: please stop telling me how wonderful it is!) The show enthralls in numerous ways.
The resonance of Monday's deadline was particularly acute as Haitians marked the anniversary of the 2010 earthquake, a cataclysm that continues to paralyze the country.
Renegotiation talks on the three contracts with US outsourcing group Computer Sciences Corporation CSCC) reached impasse after CSC failed to successfully install its first Lorenzo patient administration system – managing patient bookings and referrals – at an acute hospital trust by today's deadline.
There's nothing like a deadline — and the prospect of acute political embarrassment — to concentrate the mind.
A further two Acute Trusts gave permission well beyond our deadline.
Target Product Profile launched for Pneumonia Acute Respiratory Infection Diagnostic Aid – No response deadline.
Due to acute financial pressures I had a two-week deadline and a budget of £50 to make each room look appealing.
This study aimed to investigate the extent of and experience with smoke-free policy implementation in English NHS acute and mental health settings shortly after that deadline in February 2007.
Consistent with our predictions, we find that the 10-K accelerations reduced audit quality only when it actually reduced the number of days from year-end to audit report date, and that this effect was more acute for smaller, accelerated filers and during the initial deadline change (relative to the second).
"For the most part, municipalities are not going to go through the trouble of getting some kind of ruling," he said, adding that deadlines for stimulus financing applications make the problem more acute.
