Work & Career
Deadlines: German words for work and career
The “Deadlines” set from the “Work & Career” goal. These are German words you can actually use — with translation, examples and pronunciation.
Words in the “Deadlines” set
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verlängern
[fɛʁˈlɛŋɐn]
extend
verb
mehr Zeit brauchen
[meːɐ̯ t͡saɪt ˈbʁaʊ̯χən]
need more time
phrase
die Frist ist knapp
[diː fʁɪst ɪst knap]
deadline is tight
phrase
eine Frist setzen
[ˈaɪ̯nə fʁɪst ˈzɛt͡sən]
set a deadline
phrase
die Frist verschieben
[diː fʁɪst fɛʁˈʃiːbən]
move the deadline
phrase
die Frist verpassen
[diː fʁɪst fɛʁˈpasən]
miss the deadline
phrase
die Frist einhalten
[diː fʁɪst aɪ̯nhaltən]
meet the deadline
phrase
die Zeit wird knapp
[diː tsaɪ̯t vɪʁt knap]
running out of time
phrase
nicht genug Zeit
[nɪçt gəˈnuːk tsaɪt]
not enough time
phrase
so bald wie möglich
[zoː balt viː ˈməːklɪç]
as soon as possible
phrase
bis zum Ende des Tages
[bɪs tsʊm ˈɛndə deːs ˈtaːgəs]
by the end of the day
phrase
bis Freitag
[bɪs ˈfʁaɪ̯tag]
by Friday
phrase
nächste Woche
[ˈnɛçstə ˈvɔxə]
next week
phrase
diese Woche
[ˈdiːzə ˈvɔxə]
this week
phrase
tatsächliches Datum
[taˈt͡sɛçlɪçəs ˈdaːtʊm]
actual date
phrase
geplanter Termin
[gəˈplaːntɐ tɛˈʁmiːn]
planned date
phrase
voraussichtliches Datum
[faˈʁaʊ̯sˌzɪçtlɪxəs ˈdaːtʊm]
expected date
noun
Enddatum
[ˈɛndˌdaːtʊm]
end date
noun
billigen
[ˈbɪlɪgn̩]
approve
verb
einreichen
[aɪ̯nˈʁaɪ̯çən]
submit
verb
beenden
[bəˈɛndən]
finish
verb
Arbeitsergebnis
[ˈaʁbaɪtsˌɛʁgəbnɪs]
deliverable
noun
Fristverlängerung
[ˈfʁɪstfɛʁˌlɛŋəʁʊŋ]
extension
noun
verlegen
[fɛɐˈleːgn]
reschedule
verb
verschieben
[fɛrˈʃiːbən]
postpone
verb
vor dem Zeitplan
[fɔʁ deːm ˈtsaɪtpla:n]
ahead of schedule
phrase
im Verzug
[ɪm fɛʁˈtsuːk]
behind schedule
phrase
vom Kurs abgekommen
[fɔm kʊʁs ˈapgəˌkɔmən]
off track
phrase
im Plan
[ɪm plaːn]
on track
phrase
überfällig
[ˈyːbɐˌfɛlɪç]
overdue
adjective
ausstehend
[aʊsˈteːənd]
pending
adjective
im Gange
[ɪm ˈgaŋə]
in progress
phrase
Risiko
[ʁiˈziːko]
risk
noun
gesperrt
[gəˈʃpɛʁt]
blocked
adjective
Fassungsvermögen
[ˈfasʊŋs fɛʁˌməːgn̩]
capacity
noun
Arbeitspensum
[ˈaʁbaɪ̯tˌpɛn̩zʊm]
workload
noun
Zeitschätzung
[tsaɪ̯t͡sɛt͡sʊŋ]
time estimate
phrase
Umfang
[ˈʊmfaŋ]
scope
noun
Meilenstein
[ˈmaɪlənʃtaɪn]
milestone
noun
Teilaufgabe
[ˈtaɪ̯lˌaʊ̯fˌgaːbə]
subtask
noun
niedrige Priorität
[ˈniːdʁɪgə pʁi.oˈʁiˌtɛːt]
low priority
phrase
Anforderungen
[ʔanˈfɔʁdɛʁʊŋən]
requirements
noun
Blocker
[ˈblɔkɐ]
blocker
noun
Abhängigkeit
[ˈabˌhɛŋɪkˌkaɪt]
dependency
noun
Fertiggestellt
[ˈfɛʁtɪkʃtəˌgɛlt]
completed
adjective
Besorgung
Errand
noun
Anforderung
[ˈanˌfɔʁdʊʁʊŋ]
requirement
noun
Versand
shipping
noun
zustellen
[ˈtsuːˌʃtɛlən]
deliver
verb
hohe Priorität
[ˈhoːə pʁioʁiˈtɛːt]
high priority
phrase
Priorität
[pʁioʁiˈtɛːt]
priority
noun
Zeitrahmen
[ˈtsaɪ̯tʁaːmən]
timeframe
noun
Ziel
[tsiːl]
target
noun
Zeitplan
[ˈtsaɪtplaːn]
timeline
noun
wichtig
[ˈvɪçtɪç]
important
adjective
vollenden
[fɔlˈɛndən]
complete
verb
Verspätung
[fɛɐˈʃpɛːtʊŋ]
delay
noun
Verfügbarkeit
[fɛɐˈfyːkbaːʁkaɪt]
availability
noun
Termin
[tɛʁˈmiːn]
appointment
noun
Startdatum
[ˈʃtaʁtˌdaːtʊm]
start date
noun
Stand
[ʃtant]
status
noun
schätzte
[ˈʃɛtstə]
estimated
verb
Problem
[ˈpʁoːblɛm]
issue
noun
Morgen
[ˈmɔʁgən]
tomorrow
adverb
Lieferung
[ˈliːfəʁʊŋ]
delivery
noun
langfristig
[ˈlaŋˌfʁɪstɪç]
long-term
adjective
kurzfristig
[ˈkʊʁtsˌfʁɪstɪç]
short-term
adjective
heute
[ˈhɔʏtə]
today
adverb
Frist
[fʁɪst]
deadline
noun
Fälligkeitsdatum
[ˈfɛlɪçkaɪtsˌdaːtʊm]
due date
noun
erledigt
[ɛɐˈleːdɪçt]
done
adjective
Dringend
[ˈdʁɪŋənt]
urgent
adjective
Der Fortschritt
[deːɐ ˈfɔʁtˌʃʁɪt]
progress
noun
Besprechung
[bəˈʃpʁɛçʊŋ]
meeting
noun
Aufgabe
[ˈaʊfˌgaːbə]
task
noun
Lautstärke
volume
noun
morgen
Tomorrow
adverb
Zeitplan
timeline
noun
Aufgaben
tasks
noun
Ziel
target
noun
Kritik
Review
noun
verschieben
put off
phrase
Problem
Issue
noun
schließen
conclude
verb
Hausarbeit
Chore
noun
Bandbreite
bandwidth
noun
Aufgaben
assignments
noun
Aufgabe
assignment
noun
ernennen
appoint
verb
Aktivität
activity
noun
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