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Discover LudwigThe phrase "against a deadline" is correct and usable in written English.
It is typically used to describe a situation where someone is required to complete a task or project by a specific time.
Example: "The team worked tirelessly against a deadline to ensure the project was completed on time."
Alternatives: "under a time constraint" or "with a time limit".
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"I was not working against a deadline.
"Because humans operate against a deadline".
"Then they're negotiating against a deadline," he said.
He was an insatiable schmoozer, loved to travel and wrote fast against a deadline.
Annie, a composer, said, "I'm up against a deadline, and I'm having a breakthrough.
"We were up against a deadline, and it wasn't ready," Mr. Newsom said.
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Some Democrats are even arguing against attaching strings, like a deadline for withdrawal, saying the tactic will fail as it has in the past.
After the diagnosis, he completed four books with the help of an assistant, including "The Killer Within," a memoir about his struggle against A.L.S. "I have a deadline," he said.
Protesters occupying land around St . Pauls Cathedral, part of a worldwide movement against economic inequality, defied a deadline from London authorities on Thursday to remove their sprawling encampment or face legal action.
EADS and BAE Face a Wednesday Deadline | The two European aerospace giants are up against a Wednesday deadline to file a merger plan.
The Council worked all day against a midnight deadline to renew the oil-sales program.
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