{"id":3501,"date":"2023-11-13T19:30:39","date_gmt":"2023-11-13T19:30:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/legalpedia.ai\/articles\/uncategorized\/what-does-on-or-before-mean\/"},"modified":"2023-11-13T19:30:41","modified_gmt":"2023-11-13T19:30:41","slug":"what-does-on-or-before-mean","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/legalpedia.ai\/articles\/what-does-on-or-before-mean\/","title":{"rendered":"What Does &#8216;On or Before&#8217; Mean?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The phrase \u201con or before\u201d is used to set a specific deadline for a task to be completed. When something is \u201cdue on or before\u201d a certain date, it means that the task must be complete, or the goal must be achieved, no later than that date.  <\/p>\n<p>For example, if an employer states that a contract must be signed \u201con or before May 15th,\u201d they expect the contract to be signed no later than May 15th. 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