accelerate to complete

[/əkˈsɛləreɪt tə kəmˈplit/]

verb phrase

acelerar para completar

1. To increase the speed or rate of work in order to finish a task or project within a desired timeframe

We need to accelerate to complete the project before the deadline.

Precisamos acelerar para completar o projeto antes do prazo.

2. To intensify efforts or productivity to achieve final completion

The team decided to accelerate to complete the construction ahead of schedule.

A equipe decidiu acelerar para completar a construção antes do cronograma.

NYC Slang

step it up to wrap it up

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General Brazilian

acelerar para completar

Standard usage across Brazil

São Paulo

acelerar para terminar

Common alternative using 'terminar' instead of 'completar'

Portugal

acelerar para acabar

Portuguese preference for 'acabar' meaning to finish

in the home stretch

put the pedal to the metal

make a final push

race against the clock

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