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EOD

Meaning in business english, with examples

/ˌiː oʊ ˈdiː/abbreviationCore term

In business english, EOD means: Short for end of day: the end of the working day, used as an informal deadline in emails and chat messages.

In Turkish: gün sonu, mesai bitimi, gün sonuna kadar

How it is used

Mostly written: 'by EOD', 'EOD today', 'EOD Friday'. COB (close of business) means much the same. In international teams, say whose end of day you mean, because time zones differ.

Example sentences

  1. Can you send me the updated figures by EOD?

  2. I'll have the draft ready by EOD Thursday, Istanbul time.

Common collocations

  • by EOD
  • EOD today
  • EOD Friday
  • close of business
  • ASAPShort for as soon as possible: used when something should be done or sent without any delay.
  • deadlineThe latest date or time by which a piece of work must be finished, sent or delivered.
  • time zoneOne of the areas of the world that use the same standard time; colleagues in different time zones start and finish work at different hours.

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