If you can't fulfill a commitment,tell others prior to the deadline,or seek help to meet your schedule

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If you can't fulfill a commitment,tell others prior to the deadline,or seek help to meet your schedule
这个tell others prior to the deadline好像有点问题,我觉得应该是tell others prior about the deadline,英语大神们,求指教

tell others prior to the deadline
tell sb.sth.
others 宾语
the deadline 宾语补足语
prior to (adv.)在前,居先,提前,预先 修饰tell.