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Rolling deadline

Meaning in business english, with examples

nounAdvanced term

In business english, rolling deadline means: An arrangement in which applications or work are considered continually or in successive rounds.

In Turkish: sürekli veya dönemsel değerlendirmeye açık son tarih düzeni

How it is used

Used for applications and submissions. Explain the actual review cycle and any final closure date, since rolling does not mean indefinitely open.

Example sentences

  1. The training scheme uses a rolling deadline, reviewing new applications at the end of each month.

    Each monthly review offers another consideration point rather than one annual cutoff.

  2. Check the remaining places before applying under the rolling deadline, as recruitment may close when the course is full.

    Repeated consideration does not guarantee that places remain available indefinitely.

Common collocations

  • use a rolling deadline
  • applications with a rolling deadline
  • deadlineThe latest date or time by which a piece of work must be finished, sent or delivered.
  • dueExpected or required to happen, arrive or be finished at a particular time; also used for payments that must be made by a certain date.

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