pub date

noun

, Informal.

1. publication date.

Word History and Origins

Origin of pub date¹

By shortening

Example Sentences

Deflecting sincere compliments on her performance, Nancherla mentioned that her first book’s pub date was only a few weeks away, an experience known to throw even the healthiest writer into a crisis of self-doubt.

From Los Angeles Times

The pub date was pushed back to early 2021 because of the pandemic and the fear that the presidential election would distract everyone, which turned out to be true.

From Los Angeles Times

“We all signed contracts agreeing not to reveal which story we wrote for a year and a half after the pub date. At that point, the rights revert to us and we can tell if we wish, but I’m hoping everyone takes it to the grave. I certainly plan to!”

From Los Angeles Times

Your publisher was actually able to move the pub date up a few weeks.

From Salon

That the future of this grotesquely corrupt for-profit presidency will rise and fall on the timing and dollar value of a book advance and a pub date is disturbing.

From Slate