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add more time

[/æd mɔːr taɪm/]
verb phrase
adicionar mais tempo
1. to extend the duration or increase the amount of time allocated for something
We need to add more time to the project deadline.
Precisamos adicionar mais tempo ao prazo do projeto.
2. to allocate additional hours or minutes to an existing schedule or timer
Can you add more time to the parking meter?
Você pode adicionar mais tempo ao parquímetro?
Synonyms
extend the timeprolongincrease durationgive more time
Antonyms
reduce timecut shortdecrease durationlimit time

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
adicionar mais tempo
most common usage
Rio de Janeiro
colocar mais tempo
colloquial alternative
São Paulo
adicionar mais tempo
standard usage
Portugal
adicionar mais tempo
formal; sometimes 'acrescentar mais tempo'

Related Idioms & Phrases

buy more time
give someone more time
extend the deadline
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