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beat the deadline

[biːt ðə ˈdɛdlaɪn]
verb phrase
cumprir o prazo, entregar antes do prazo
1. To complete and submit something before the required deadline or due date
She managed to beat the deadline and submit her report on Friday.
Ela conseguiu cumprir o prazo e entregar seu relatório na sexta-feira.
2. To finish a task ahead of schedule
The team beat the deadline by finishing the project two days early.
A equipe cumpriu o prazo terminando o projeto dois dias antes.
Synonyms
meet the deadlinemake the deadlinefinish on timesubmit before the deadline
Antonyms
miss the deadlineblow the deadlineexceed the deadlinebe late

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
bater o prazo, entregar antes do prazo
Most common usage in Brazilian Portuguese business and academic contexts
São Paulo
cumprir o prazo, bater o deadline
Often uses English 'deadline' directly in business Portuguese
Portugal
cumprir o prazo, entregar antes da data limite
Prefers 'data limite' over 'deadline' in formal contexts

Related Idioms & Phrases

under the wire
in the nick of time
against the clock
race against time
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