Does due by Tuesday mean due before Tuesday or before end of Tuesday?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:end of tuesday, unless a time is specified.


due by 6pm means 6:00:00

Thanks!

That's interesting. I thought due by 6pm would mean before 6:01 because 6:00:59 is still 6:00 on most clocks. Never tested out the theory.

There was a thread recently about a college kid with an assignment due at 11:59 that he turned in between 11:59 and 12:00. It was marked late.

OP updated that the prof ended up not marking it late

That seemed fair in the context of the student. I don't know if OP has indicated her context. It would be better not to be that tight up against the deadline though no matter what the context is. Too many variables - what if you're working on your laptop and the power goes out which means your router goes down and it is 2 minutes before the deadline? Better not to chance it if it is important to you.

[Anonymous]

Is this a work thing? We always specify the time, even if it's "by COB Tuesday" or "by OOB Tuesday" if some wiggle room is ok.

[Anonymous]

This is the reason I dislike the phrase and don't use it. It's ambiguous. I personally think "by Tuesday" means before Tuesday.

It's much clearer to say "by COB Tuesday" or "no later than noon on Tuesday" etc.

[Anonymous]

To me “by Tuesday” means before COB Or 11:59:59 on Tuesday, while “before Tuesday” means before OOB on Tuesday or 11:59:59 on Monday. But I agree with others, there should be a firm time associated with it that limits the interpretation.

[Anonymous]

COB or EOD?