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

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The fund will gradually shift its emphasis from more aggressive investments to more conservative ones based on its target date. Anna Davies, Forbes, 7 Oct. 2024 While there’s not a ton of time to go until that target date comes around, Norway seems to be on the right track. Tori Latham, Robb Report, 18 Sep. 2024 But any timeline that has a target date nearly three decades in the future is little more than aspirational. Jude Blanchette, Foreign Affairs, 20 Dec. 2022 An investment in target-date funds is not guaranteed at any time, including on or after the target date. Anna Davies, Forbes, 7 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for target date 

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 23 Nov. 2024.

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