期限

期限 [qī xiàn]

1. ■ time limit; allotted time; deadline; due time:

超过期限 go beyond the time limit; exceed the deadline; beyond the due time;

规定一个期限 set a deadline; fix a target date;

合同期限 time limit of a contract;

交稿期限 the deadline for one's paper;

使用期限 useful life;

延长期限 extend the time limit;

有效期限 term of validity;

在规定的期限内 in the allotted time;

期限4年 for a term of four years;

期限已到。 The time is up.

我希望我们能在最后期限之前完成这项工作。 I hope we can finish this before the deadline.