accelerate toward the finish line

[/əkˈsɛləreɪt təˈwɔrd ðə ˈfɪnɪʃ laɪn/]

verb phrase

acelerar em direção à linha de chegada

1. To increase speed while moving toward the end point of a race or competition

The runner accelerated toward the finish line in the final meters of the race.

O corredor acelerou em direção à linha de chegada nos últimos metros da corrida.

2. To intensify efforts or speed up progress toward completing a goal or objective

The team accelerated toward the finish line as the project deadline approached.

O time acelerou em direção à linha de chegada conforme o prazo do projeto se aproximava.

NYC Slang

make the final push / bring it home

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Regional Variations

General Brazilian

acelerar em direção à linha de chegada

Standard usage across Brazil

São Paulo

acelerar pro final

More informal, colloquial variant

Rio de Janeiro

pisar no acelerador pra linha de chegada

Idiomatic expression using 'pisar no acelerador' (step on the accelerator)

Portugal

acelerar rumo à meta

'Meta' is commonly used in Portugal instead of 'linha de chegada'

down the home stretch

in the homestretch

make a last-ditch effort

give it one last push

go the distance

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