Deadline Dominator Gifts

"Sure I can make that deadline."

'I'm not leaving till he leaves.'

Colour Version: Living by the Clock

Burning the midnight oil.

"Russ had a novel published two hours ago and has a children's book coming out in 20 minutes."

Working hours.

Man at desk with two in-trays reading 'urgent' and 'too late'.

"Three weeks until the pitch, LOADS of time!"

Busy Workload Today and Especially Tomorrow

Procrastinator Foumdation: 'We're putting off the decision to fund you for at least another month...'

Working Late

Late/Too Late.

"Don't worry about missing the meeting, Henshaw. We assigned all the actions to you."

'Who wants to work late again, raise your hands.'

Clients who show up early for an appointment are really annoying ??" especially when you work from home.

"I'm swamped but I can squeeze you in for a few moments yesterday."

"Where are you guys going?" "We’re out of here!" "It’s October 28th!" "The new team are running late. We need you to stay until February 2025!" "But I’m tired!!" "How do we know they won’t bail on us again?"

"I think that might have been one deadline too many for Tim!"

"It's no good - I just can't do this without a brief and a deadline."

Deadline

'This is just an informal pledge that we all go through.'

Pull an all-nighter?

"I wanted a Meticulous Monday or a Thorough Thursday report. This reads more like a Frivolous Friday."

'The project is a little behind schedule. It was proactive, now it's retroactive.'

"I think I see your deadline approaching."

Unrealistic expectations tend to lead to disappointment. . .

Pull and all nighter...

"Let's face it, this meeting isn't about tightening our work schedule. It's about stretching our deadline."

"I'm thinking that now is a good time to start those tutoring sessions."

Work avalanche

'We are in a race against time and the auditors. Gentlemen...start your shredders!'

Novelist, writing her own vows... runs into writer's block.

"You're just buying time, Peterson! I want those figures on my desk by tomorrow!"

If I can have your attention, gentlemen- we have a heavy schedule.

"The central digital platform is temporarily renamed Project Schrödinger’s Cat. Until it is accessed on the 24th February it both is and is not a working system."