beat the deadline

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submit · pressure · clock · urgent · last-minute · sprint · race · time · hurry · deliver · scramble · wire · clutch · midnight · countdown · stress · push · complete

Opposites
timeliness

beat the deadlinebe late

Arrive past schedule

run late · procrastinate · drag one's feet · fall behind

margin of completion

beat the deadlinecut it close

Nearly fail by timing

success vs. failure in time management

beat the deadlinedrop the ball

Fail at a critical moment

come up short · fall short · blow it · miss the mark · fumble

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