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complete and submit beforehand

[kəmˈplit ənd səbˈmɪt ˈbɪfɔrˌhænd]
verb phrase
completar e enviar antecipadamente
1. To finish filling out or preparing a document, form, or task and send it in advance of a required deadline or meeting
Please complete and submit your application beforehand so we have time to review it.
Por favor, complete e envie sua inscrição antecipadamente para que tenhamos tempo de revisá-la.
2. To prepare and deliver something early, prior to the expected or scheduled time
Students were asked to complete and submit their essays beforehand.
Pediu-se aos alunos que completassem e enviassem seus ensaios antecipadamente.
Synonyms
submit in advancehand in earlyturn in beforehandpre-submitadvance submission
Antonyms
submit lateturn in at the last minutedelay submissionpostpone submission

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
completar e enviar com antecedência
common in formal and academic contexts
São Paulo
completar e mandar antecipadamente
slightly more informal variant
Portugal
preencher e entregar antecipadamente
uses 'entregar' instead of 'enviar' in more formal contexts

Related Idioms & Phrases

get ahead of the game
beat the deadline
jump the gun
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