[General] The deadline was set at/for October this year.

[beachboy]

https://ludwig.guru/s/deadline+was+set+at

https://www.ldoceonline.com/dictionary/deadline

- Do both prepositions at and for fit in the sentence above?
- If I want somebody to set a deadline, how should I ask a question? "When do you want to set your deadline for/at"?
- Can I say something like "set a deadline of three months"? If so, how should I ask this question? "How long would you set your deadline for"?

 

[Charlie Bernstein]

For.

 

[jutfrank]

1) Not really. Use for.
2) Use for.
3) No. A deadline is not a duration. It's the point at which the duration is up.

 

[GoesStation]

You can set a deadline of three months from now.

 

[beachboy]

A - Would you set a deadline of three months from then?
B - Definitely not.
A - Of four months?
B - I don't think so.
A - ?

What question would A ask in order to know this period of time?

 

[Tarheel]

A: When is the deadline?
B: June 1st.

A deadline tends be to a specific date or time.