限 - Xian4 - Limit, Bound

期限 - Qi2 Xian4 - Time Limit — Deadline

Say you had to finish a project “during March” and you actually finished it at 10:08 PM (EST) on March 31st, would that count as meeting the deadline? Answer: YES! You didn’t just MEET the deadline, you BEAT the deadline! That’s like almost TWO ENTIRE HOURS ahead of SCHEDULE!

By the way did you know that when I TYPE like THIS I feel just like ZIPPY the PINHEAD!