Deadline Sprinter Gifts

'The publisher wants to know how the article on the booming economy is coming along.'

Time Run

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

"Talk about pressure, they've already purchased the 'new & improved' labels."

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

Burning the midnight oil.

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

Late/Too Late.

Working 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.

"Why can't I get anything done unless I'm totally stressed out about it?" "Is it possible to be relaxed and still be productive?" "What is wrong with my brain?" "Why don't you work better?"

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

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

Deadline

Pull an all-nighter?

Signs of Stress

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

"O.K., she's sitting fown to write in three...two....one...."

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

"I think I see your deadline approaching."

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

Unrealistic expectations tend to lead to disappointment. . .

"Sure I can make that deadline."

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

'I'm kind of busy, mom...'

Deadlines, Inc.

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

Hourglass Dumptruck

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

"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."