Deadline Word Origin. Web in the 1860s, a 'dead line' was a line within or around a prison. Web deadline (n.)time limit, 1920, american english newspaper jargon, from dead (adj.) + line (n.).
Origin of the Word 'Deadline' The Wild Geese
Perhaps influenced by earlier use. Prisoners would be shot for crossing the 'dead line'. Web in the 1860s, a 'dead line' was a line within or around a prison. Web deadline (n.)time limit, 1920, american english newspaper jargon, from dead (adj.) + line (n.).
Prisoners would be shot for crossing the 'dead line'. Prisoners would be shot for crossing the 'dead line'. Web deadline (n.)time limit, 1920, american english newspaper jargon, from dead (adj.) + line (n.). Perhaps influenced by earlier use. Web in the 1860s, a 'dead line' was a line within or around a prison.
