ADJ

earlier, earliest
She suggested an earlier date for the meeting
later, latest
exact, firm, specific
I can't give you specific dates
provisional, tentative
unspecified
significant
7th May, 1999 was a very significant date in my life
closing
The closing date with Camilla on Friday night
make
We must make a date to have lunch
keep
She wanted to arrive in time to keep her date
break, cancel
He was late, and ended up breaking their dinner date

PREP

on a ~
She's out on a date with her new boyfriend
~ with
for applications is May 22
expiry
What's the expiry date on your credit card?
delivery
due
The baby was born exactly on its due date
birth
anniversary
sell-by
This yogurt is past its sell-by date
cut-off
Historians disagree on the cut-off date for the medieval period
commencement, completion
The building was not finished by the completion date
after a/the ~
We cannot accept applications received after this date
at a … ~
The election is scheduled to take place at an unspecified date in the autumn
before a/the ~, by a/the ~
The building must be finished by the date agreed
from a/the ~
The agreement runs from that date
on a/the ~
I've got two meetings on that date
~ for
We need to set a date for the wedding
~ of
the date of the election

VERB + DATE

agree (on), arrange, decide (on), fix, set
Can we fix dates for the holiday? Has a date been fixed for the meeting?

PHRASES

the/your big date
Joe's getting ready for his big date on 3rd March, when he gets married
at a/some future date
More money will be made available at some future date
at a later date
We can do that at a later date
date of birth
Please give your name, address and date of birth
of recent date
The foundations are Roman, but the rest of the building is of more recent date
put a date on/to sth
It's difficult to put a date on when this neighbourhood became fashionable
today's date
What's today's date?

ADJ

dinner, lunch
blind (= a date with sb you have not met before)
She met her husband on a blind date
hot
(= exciting) She had a hot date and wanted to look her best

VERB + DATE

have
I've got a date