target date

noun

: the date set for an event or for the completion of a project, goal, or quota

Examples of target date in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The bulk of this money is invested not by choice but by default, through target date funds. Andrew Behar, Fortune, 22 May 2024 These launches were previously scheduled to occur two years apart in the late 2020s, but those target dates are no longer attainable with the current plan and budget, officials said Monday. Stephen Clark, Ars Technica, 16 Apr. 2024 Thibodeau declined to get into specifics about reports suggesting Anunoby has a middle of March target date to return to the floor. Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 1 Mar. 2024 And the Pentagon’s goal of increasing the size of the fleet from 306 to 355 ships has a target date of 2034—a far-off objective for which Congress has not yet provided funding. Kori Schake, Foreign Affairs, 22 Feb. 2022 See all Example Sentences for target date 

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Word History

First Known Use

1945, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of target date was in 1945

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“Target date.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/target%20date. Accessed 4 Jul. 2024.

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