Deadbeat

Deadbeat, deadbeats or dead-beat may refer to:

Deadbeat escapement, a type of escapement used in pendulum clocks
Dead-beat control, a problem in discrete control theory of finding an optimal input sequence that will bring the system output to a given setpoint in a finite number of time steps
Deadbeat parent, pejorative term referring to parents who do not fulfill their parental responsibilities
Dead Beat, a 1992 novel by Val McDermid
Dead Beat (The Dresden Files), a 2005 book of the Dresden Files series by Jim Butcher

Film and television

Deadbeats, a 1977 film, starring Chris Mulkey
Dead Beat, a 1994 film based on the life of real-life serial killer Charles Schmid
Deadbeat (TV series), a 2014 Hulu original TV series
"Deadbeat" (Cold Squad), a 2004 television episode

Deadbeat, the stage name of Canadian electronica musician Scott Montieth
Uncle Acid & the Deadbeats, an English rock band formed in 2009
Deadbeat!, a 2024 album by American musician Jack Kays
Deadbeats, a record label launched by Canadian electronic music duo Zeds Dead
Deadbeat Club, a song by the B-52's from their 1989 album Cosmic Thing
"Dead-Beat", a song by King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard from the 2011 EP Willoughby's Beach
Deadbeat (Tame Impala album), a 2025 studio album by Australian music project Tame Impala