due date

noun

: the day by which something must be done, paid, etc.

The due date for the assignment is Friday.

Tomorrow's the due date for our electricity bill.

: the day when a woman is expected to give birth

She started having contractions two weeks before her due date.

Examples of due date in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web In May, the actress shared an update on her pregnancy, revealing that her due date was approaching. —

Emma Aerin Becker, Peoplemag, 20 June 2024 Wiz and Aguilar received plenty of love in their comment section following the announcement, but didn’t reveal a due date for the baby. —

Michael Saponara, Billboard, 17 June 2024 But as months passed with no news of a birth from the aquarium, Charlotte, allegedly pregnant since November, came to be long past her February due date. —

Aaron Boorstein, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 June 2024 The baby was full term, a few days beyond the due date. —

Bryce Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for due date

These examples are programmatically compiled from various online sources to illustrate current usage of the word 'due date.' Any opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback about these examples.