He always liked to do things very promptly, long before the deadline.

他总习惯把事情提前办好，大大早于预定日期。

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Her loving husband did not know that he would die. He always liked to do things very promptly, long before the deadline.

她心爱的丈夫不知道自己会死去，他做事情总是很麻利，在死神到来之前很久他就是这样！

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Applications and materials may arrive after the deadline, as long as the package is postmarked on or before the stated deadline.

应用和材料可能会到达最后期限过后，只要包装上说明的最后期限或之前的邮戳。

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But this defeat, one day before the trade deadline, seemed likely to force the Knicks (32-19) to take a long, hard look at whether, as constructed, this unit has what it takes to beat scrappy, defense-oriented teams who've tasted playoff success in recent years.

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Before Obama spoke, House Republican leaders slammed him for failing to produce a budget proposal the day before, which they said is a long-standing deadline to do so under federal law.

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