Period before a deadline (4,5) Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Period before a deadline (4,5) . We have found 40 possible answers for this clue in our database. Among them, one solution stands out with a 98% match which has a length of 9 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is TIMELIMIT.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% TIMELIMIT Period before a deadline (4,5) (9)
11% LASTMINUTE Just before a deadline (10) Newsday Oct 22, 2025
9% DUE ___ date (deadline) (3)
9% EVENING Period before night (7) The Telegraph Quick Oct 27, 2025
9% EARLY Ahead of the deadline (5) Universal Oct 1, 2025
9% TIMECRUNCH *Dwindling hours before a deadline (10) USA Today Aug 24, 2025
8% ERASABLE Long period before fur is fit for removal (8) The Times Cryptic Nov 11, 2025
8% JUSTINTIME "You almost missed the deadline!" (10) USA Today Nov 5, 2025
8% LABOR Period just before birth (5) Commuter Oct 28, 2025
8% ERE Before, before (3) LA Times Daily Oct 22, 2025
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