deadline

The reporter is working late to meet the midnight deadline for tomorrow's front-page story.

(Chinese) 记者正加班加点，以赶上明天头版报道的午夜截止时间。

I am afraid we cannot accept any more applications after the registration deadline has passed.

(Chinese) 恐怕在报名截止日期过后，我们不能再接受任何申请了。