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blow the deadline
[/bloʊ ðə ˈdɛdlaɪn/]
verb phrase
perder o prazo
1.
to fail to meet or complete something by the required time; to miss a deadline
If we don't finish the report by Friday, we'll blow the deadline.
Se não terminarmos o relatório até sexta-feira, vamos perder o prazo.
2.
to fail to deliver on a commitment or promise within the agreed-upon timeframe
The contractor blew the deadline on the construction project.
O contratante perdeu o prazo do projeto de construção.
NYC Slang
whiff it / botch the deadline
Synonyms
miss the deadline
fail to meet the deadline
exceed the deadline
go past the deadline
Antonyms
meet the deadline
make the deadline
beat the deadline
submit on time
Regional Variations
General Brazilian
perder o prazo
most common usage
Rio de Janeiro
perder o prazo / deixar escapar o prazo
regional variation with same meaning
São Paulo
perder o prazo / não cumprir o prazo
formal and business contexts
Portugal
perder o prazo / não cumprir a data-limite
Portuguese European usage
Related Idioms & Phrases
under the gun
against the clock
race against time
the eleventh hour
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