Instead of saying something like, "If we set an end-of-quarter deadline, we will never make it," say, "This is just my opinion, but I don't see how we will make that deadline."

与其说“如果我们设定了季度末的最后限期，我们将永远无法完成”这样的话，不如说：“仅代表个人看法，但我不知道我们怎样才能在截止日期前完成。”

youdao

I'm never going to make my deadline with this report.

我永远也不可能在截止日期内完成这份报告的。

youdao

And this would make the structure failure before it's service deadline, and lead to a grate economic loss.

这很轻易使钢—混凝土组合结构由于耐久性能不足而提前破坏，造成重大经济损失。

youdao

It was under a court-imposed deadline to make this decision.

WHITEHOUSE: Press Briefing

The only question that should count is this: does a deadline make sense?

ECONOMIST: George Bush and Congress

And he, again -- the Attorney General and the President were under a court-imposed deadline to make a decision in this case, and they did.

WHITEHOUSE: Press Briefing