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advance the deadline

[/ədˈvæns ðə ˈdɛdlaɪn/]
verb phrase
adiantar o prazo
1. to move a deadline to an earlier date; to bring forward the date by which something must be completed
The manager decided to advance the deadline from Friday to Wednesday.
O gerente decidiu adiantar o prazo de sexta-feira para quarta-feira.
2. to accelerate the timeline for project completion
We need to advance the deadline to meet our quarterly goals.
Precisamos adiantar o prazo para atingir nossas metas trimestrais.
Synonyms
move up the deadlinebring forward the deadlineaccelerate the deadlinespeed up the deadline
Antonyms
extend the deadlinepostpone the deadlinedelay the deadlinepush back the deadline

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
adiantar o prazo
most common usage across Brazil
Rio de Janeiro
adiantar o prazo
standard usage
São Paulo
adiantar o prazo
standard business usage
Portugal
antecipar o prazo
preferred in European Portuguese

Related Idioms & Phrases

beat the deadline
meet the deadline
miss the deadline
race against the clock
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