it's a date

phrase

It's a deal (used to show agreement to meet at a certain time and place)

“- Could you please come by my house tomorrow at five in the afternoon to help me? - It's a date!”

Meanings

phraseit's a date!
  1. informalIt's a deal (used to show agreement to meet at a certain time and place)

    - Could you please come by my house tomorrow at five in the afternoon to help me? - It's a date!

    3 more examples

    "We Don't have cows, but a neighbour up the road does if that's what takes your fancy,' Lara said, chuckling. 'Smart arse,' Mel scoffed. 'Well, it's a date, then. I'll be up in March. I'm so excited.'

    2012, Fiona Palmer, The Road Home, →ISBN

    Maybe I'll tell you tomorrow night, over some psychiatric checklists and a bottle of pills.” “It's a date,” she replied.

    2013, Jonathan-David Jackson, The Quest for Juice, →ISBN

    He considered it for a moment, then nodded. “I concede. So this weekend? We could actually leave the island. I won't make you ride a boat, if that's a determining factor.” “It's a date,” she said, grinning at him.

    2014, Molly Harper, Better Homes and Hauntings, →ISBN, page 257
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