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cut back the schedule

[/kʌt bæk ðə ˈskɛdʒuːl/]
verb phrase
reduzir o cronograma
1. to reduce the number of planned events, meetings, or activities; to scale down a timetable
We had to cut back the schedule due to budget constraints.
Tivemos que reduzir o cronograma devido às limitações orçamentárias.
2. to eliminate or postpone some items from a planned itinerary
The tour operator decided to cut back the schedule to allow more time in each city.
A operadora de turismo decidiu reduzir o cronograma para permitir mais tempo em cada cidade.
Synonyms
reduce the scheduletrim the schedulescale back the schedulestreamline the schedulecompress the schedule
Antonyms
expand the scheduleextend the scheduleadd to the scheduleincrease the schedule

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
reduzir o cronograma
most common usage in business and planning contexts
São Paulo
cortar o cronograma
more direct translation, widely used in corporate settings
Rio de Janeiro
diminuir o cronograma
alternative phrasing commonly used in the region
Portugal
reduzir o calendário
Portuguese preference for 'calendário' instead of 'cronograma'

Related Idioms & Phrases

cut back on something
trim the fat
pare down
scale back operations
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