| No. | Term | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Absolute cutoff | Final time after which nothing accepted. |
| 2. | Acceptance cutoff | Latest time submissions are accepted. |
| 3. | Action date | Date by which action must occur. |
| 4. | Administrative cutoff | Office-imposed final processing time. |
| 5. | Allocation close | Point when resources stop being assigned. |
| 6. | Answer-by date | Date a response is required. |
| 7. | Application close | Final date applications are received. |
| 8. | Approval cutoff | Latest time approvals can be granted. |
| 9. | Archive date | Date materials are moved to archive. |
| 10. | Availability window end | End of time something is available. |
| 11. | Backstop date | Latest date to prevent slippage. |
| 12. | Before-close date | Must be done before close of day. |
| 13. | Binding date | Date terms become enforceable. |
| 14. | Booking cutoff | Last time bookings are allowed. |
| 15. | Break point | Point after which plans change. |
| 16. | Bring-forward date | Date item is brought up for review. |
| 17. | Budget lock date | Date budget figures become fixed. |
| 18. | Business-day cutoff | Latest time within business hours. |
| 19. | Cancellation cutoff | Last time cancellation is allowed. |
| 20. | Closing date | Final date an offer remains open. |
| 21. | Closing time | Time when submission window closes. |
| 22. | Commit-by date | Date commitment must be made. |
| 23. | Completion date | Date work should be finished. |
| 24. | Completion target | Intended date to finish work. |
| 25. | Contractual cutoff | Legally specified last permissible time. |
| 26. | Critical date | Date that drives the schedule. |
| 27. | Cutoff date | Last date for eligibility or action. |
| 28. | Cutover date | Date system switches to new mode. |
| 29. | Decision date | Date a decision must be made. |
| 30. | Delivery cutoff | Latest time delivery can occur. |
| 31. | Delivery date | Date something must be delivered. |
| 32. | Dispatch cutoff | Last time items can be sent. |
| 33. | Due by | Required by a stated time. |
| 34. | Due date | Date a task must be completed. |
| 35. | Due time | Time a task must be completed. |
| 36. | End date | Date an activity or period ends. |
| 37. | End of day cutoff | Latest time by day’s end. |
| 38. | End of window | End of the allowed time period. |
| 39. | Enforcement date | Date rules begin to be enforced. |
| 40. | Expiration time | Time when validity ends. |
| 41. | Expiry date | Date validity ends. |
| 42. | Final call | Last opportunity to act. |
| 43. | Final cutoff | Ultimate time limit. |
| 44. | Final date | Last possible date. |
| 45. | Final hour | Last hour to complete. |
| 46. | Final notice date | Date of last reminder. |
| 47. | Final submission date | Last date to submit. |
| 48. | Finish-by date | Date work must be finished by. |
| 49. | Firm cutoff | Strict, non-extendable cutoff. |
| 50. | Firm date | Non-negotiable scheduled date. |
| 51. | Go-live date | Date something becomes operational. |
| 52. | Handover date | Date responsibility transfers. |
| 53. | Hard cutoff | Strict time limit with no exceptions. |
| 54. | Hard date | Fixed date not to be moved. |
| 55. | Implementation date | Date a plan is put into effect. |
| 56. | In-force date | Date something becomes effective. |
| 57. | Intake close | Point when intake stops. |
| 58. | Issue date | Date something is officially released. |
| 59. | Judgment day | Day results are due or decided. |
| 60. | Key milestone | Major scheduled checkpoint. |
| 61. | Last acceptable date | Latest date still acceptable. |
| 62. | Last call date | Date of final call to act. |
| 63. | Last chance | Final opportunity to comply. |
| 64. | Last date | Latest permissible date. |
| 65. | Last day | Final day to act. |
| 66. | Last moment | Latest possible time to act. |
| 67. | Latest submission | Latest time submissions are allowed. |
| 68. | Legal cutoff | Law-based final allowable time. |
| 69. | Limit date | Date beyond which action is barred. |
| 70. | Lock date | Date changes are no longer allowed. |
| 71. | Lock-in date | Date details become fixed. |
| 72. | Milestone date | Date marking a project milestone. |
| 73. | Must-respond-by | Time by which reply is required. |
| 74. | Must-submit-by | Time by which submission is required. |
| 75. | No-later-than | Latest permissible time. |
| 76. | Nonnegotiable date | Date that cannot be moved. |
| 77. | Notification cutoff | Latest time notices must be sent. |
| 78. | Obligation date | Date an obligation must be met. |
| 79. | Offer expiry | Time when an offer ends. |
| 80. | Official close | Formal end of acceptance period. |
| 81. | Order cutoff | Last time orders are accepted. |
| 82. | Pay-by date | Date by which payment is required. |
| 83. | Payment due date | Date payment must be made. |
| 84. | Point of no return | Stage after which reversal is impossible. |
| 85. | Postmark deadline substitute | Date determined by postmark. |
| 86. | Processing cutoff | Latest time processing can begin. |
| 87. | Publish date | Date content must go live. |
| 88. | Readiness date | Date by which readiness is required. |
| 89. | Receipt cutoff | Latest time items must be received. |
| 90. | Registration close | Final time to register. |
| 91. | Release date | Date something is made available. |
| 92. | Renewal date | Date renewal must be completed. |
| 93. | Reporting date | Date a report is due. |
| 94. | Required-by date | Date something is required by. |
| 95. | Resolution date | Date an issue must be resolved. |
| 96. | Response deadline substitute | Timeframe for required response. |
| 97. | Rollout date | Date deployment begins. |
| 98. | Schedule anchor | Date that anchors the schedule. |
| 99. | Service cutoff | Last time service is provided. |
| 100. | Sign-by date | Date documents must be signed. |
