target date

collocation in English

meaningsoftargetanddate

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target
noun
uk
/ˈtɑː.ɡɪt/
us
/ˈtɑːr.ɡɪt/
an object shot at during shooting practice, often a circle with a pattern of rings, or any object or place at which bullets, bombs, etc. ...
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date
noun[C]
uk
/deɪt/
us
/deɪt/
a numbered day in a month, often given with a combination of the name of the day, the month, and ...
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(Definition oftargetanddatefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesoftarget date

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Price stability had already been achieved in 1994, ahead of the 1995targetdate, and was not threatened in subsequent years.
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What do you think of this sort of idea with atargetdateof 2006?
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
To impose atargetdatefor a ban on animal experiments could lead to several measures.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
And that is the rub if we have set our eyes on the year 2004 as thetargetdate.
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No specifictargetdatefor the implementation of this principle was included in the common position.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
Thetargetdatefor replies is twenty working days.
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The originaltargetdateset for the centre to enter operation was the end of 1996.
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Work on site has begun and thetargetdatefor completion continues to be autumn 2001.
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For other systems, the end of 1999 will be thetargetdatefor compliance.
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Atargetdatewas established for the winding up of the development programmes while reducing staff and contracting out services.
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I hope it will be possible to agree atargetdatevery shortly.
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However, in view of the operational and technical difficulties to be resolved, we believe that thetargetdateof 1992 is unrealistic.
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I suggest that because of thetargetdatewhich was set at that time, these were done in a hurry.
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I should like to know, therefore, what is the newtargetdate.
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I hope that the completion of the links will not be delayed beyond thetargetdateof 1970–71.
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Will he give a 10-yeartargetdatefor reducing the pensionable age of men to 60?
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But for me 1977–78 is not a goodtargetdate.
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I appreciate that there is notargetdate, and that the ships may not be completed for years.
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There is still a substantial amount of time until thetargetdatein which we can continue to act.
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The single market will indeed be open for business by the end of 1992targetdate.
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These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.
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