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Deadline vs Postdeadline - What's the difference?

deadline | postdeadline |

As a noun deadline

is a date on or before which something must be completed.

As a verb deadline

is (military) to render an item non-mission-capable; to ground an aircraft, etc.

As an adjective postdeadline is

after a deadline.

deadline

English

(wikipedia deadline)

Noun

(en noun)
  • A date on or before which something must be completed.
    • I must make this deadline or my boss will ''kill'' me!
  • (archaic) A guideline marked on a plate for a printing press.
  • (archaic) A line that does not move. (rfex)
  • (archaic) A boundary around a prison, prisoners crossing which would be shot.

    • Verb

    (deadlin)
  • (military) To render an item non-mission-capable; to ground an aircraft, etc.
    • ----

    postdeadline

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • After a deadline.