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close to deadline

[/kloʊs tu ˈdɛdlaɪn/]
adjective phrase
perto do prazo
1. approaching the final date or time by which something must be completed
The project is close to deadline and we need to finish it soon.
O projeto está perto do prazo e precisamos terminá-lo em breve.
2. in a situation where there is little time remaining before a deadline must be met
We are getting close to deadline for the submission.
Estamos nos aproximando do prazo para a submissão.
NYC Slang
cutting it close, under the gun
Synonyms
approaching deadlinenearing deadlinerunning out of timecutting it close
Antonyms
far from deadlinewell ahead of deadlineplenty of time

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
perto do prazo
most common usage in Brazilian Portuguese
Brazil
chegando no prazo
alternative phrasing meaning 'reaching the deadline'
Portugal
próximo do prazo
commonly used in European Portuguese
Portugal
a chegar ao prazo
alternative phrasing in European Portuguese

Related Idioms & Phrases

against the clock
race against time
under pressure
in the eleventh hour
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