diff --git a/src/components/MyActiveJobs/JobActions/CurrentTaskAction.jsx b/src/components/MyActiveJobs/JobActions/CurrentTaskAction.jsx
index 7877744..a964f50 100644
--- a/src/components/MyActiveJobs/JobActions/CurrentTaskAction.jsx
+++ b/src/components/MyActiveJobs/JobActions/CurrentTaskAction.jsx
@@ -8,6 +8,10 @@ import usersService from '../../../services/UsersService'
 
 function CurrentTaskAction({jobDetails}) {
 
+    const currTime = new Date().getTime() / (1000*60*60)
+    const deliveryTime = new Date(jobDetails?.delivery_date).getTime() / (1000*60*60)
+    const canSendForReview = currTime >= (deliveryTime - Number(jobDetails?.strict_timeline ? jobDetails.strict_timeline : 0)) // calculation to determine when send for review button will be active
+
     const apiCall = new usersService()
     const navigate = useNavigate()
 
@@ -120,36 +124,56 @@ function CurrentTaskAction({jobDetails}) {
                         </button>
                     </div>
                     <div className="job-action-modal-body w-full px-10 py-8 gap-4">
-                        <div className="w-full flex flex-col items-center">
-                            <div className="mb-10 flex justify-center items-center gap-2">
-                                <input 
-                                    type='checkbox' 
-                                    checked={checked} 
-                                    onChange={()=>{setChecked(prev => !prev)}} 
-                                    className='w-6 h-6 text-sky-blue bg-gray-100 focus:ring-sky-blue' 
-                                />
-                                <p className='font-bold text-base tracking-wide text-dark-gray dark:text-white'>If you have completed this task</p>
-                            </div>
-
-                            <div className="mb-10 flex justify-center items-center">
-                                {reqStatus.loading ?
-                                    <LoadingSpinner color='sky-blue' size='10' />
-                                :
-                                    <button type="button" onClick={taskCompletedSubmit} className="px-2 py-1 h-11 flex justify-center items-center btn-gradient text-base rounded-full text-white">
-                                        Send for Review & Acceptance
-                                    </button>
-                                }
-                            </div>
-
-                            {/* FOR SUCCESS/ERROR DISPLAY SECTION*/}
-                            <div className="w-full">
-                                <div
-                                    className={`relative p-4 text-center text-md font-light leading-[19.5px] text-[13px] ${reqStatus.status ? 'text-green-700':'text-[#912741]'}`}
-                                >
-                                    {reqStatus.message}
+                        <div className="w-full flex flex-col gap-8 items-center">
+                            <>
+                                <div className="flex justify-center items-center gap-2">
+                                    <input 
+                                        type='checkbox' 
+                                        checked={checked} 
+                                        onChange={()=>{setChecked(prev => !prev)}} 
+                                        className='w-6 h-6 text-sky-blue bg-gray-100 focus:ring-sky-blue' 
+                                    />
+                                    <p className='font-bold text-base tracking-wide text-dark-gray dark:text-white'>If you have completed this task</p>
                                 </div>
-                            </div>
-                            {/* END OF FOR SUCCESS/ERROR DISPLAY SECTION*/}
+
+                                <div className="flex justify-center items-center">
+                                    {reqStatus.loading ?
+                                        <LoadingSpinner color='sky-blue' size='10' />
+                                    :
+                                        <button 
+                                            type="button" 
+                                            onClick={taskCompletedSubmit} 
+                                            className={`px-2 py-1 h-11 flex justify-center items-center btn-gradient text-base rounded-full text-white ${!canSendForReview && 'pointer-events-none'}`}
+                                        >
+                                            Send for Review & Acceptance
+                                        </button>
+                                    }
+                                </div>
+
+                                {/* FOR SUCCESS/ERROR DISPLAY SECTION*/}
+                                {reqStatus.message &&
+                                    <div className="w-full">
+                                        <div
+                                            className={`relative p-4 text-center text-md font-light leading-[19.5px] text-[13px] ${reqStatus.status ? 'text-green-700':'text-[#912741]'}`}
+                                        >
+                                            {reqStatus.message}
+                                        </div>
+                                    </div>
+                                }
+                                {/* END OF FOR SUCCESS/ERROR DISPLAY SECTION*/}
+                            
+                                {!canSendForReview &&
+                                <>
+                                    <h1 
+                                        // className='font-bold text-base tracking-wide text-dark-gray dark:text-white'
+                                        className='font-bold text-xl tracking-wide text-red-500 text-center'
+                                    >
+                                        This task requires you use about 80% of the time allocated
+                                    </h1>
+
+                                </>
+                                }
+                            </>
                         </div> 
                     </div> 
                     {/* cancel btn */}