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deliver ahead of time

[/dɪˈlɪvər əˈhɛd əv taɪm/]
verb phrase
entregar antecipadamente
1. To provide or hand over goods, services, or results before the expected or scheduled date
The contractor managed to deliver ahead of time, completing the project in three months instead of four.
O contratante conseguiu entregar antecipadamente, completando o projeto em três meses em vez de quatro.
2. To fulfill a promise or obligation sooner than anticipated
The software company delivered ahead of time on their commitment to release the new version.
A empresa de software entregou antecipadamente seu compromisso de lançar a nova versão.
Synonyms
deliver earlydeliver before deadlinecomplete ahead of schedulefinish earlydeliver in advance
Antonyms
deliver latemiss the deadlinedeliver behind scheduledelay delivery

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
entregar antecipadamente
Standard usage in Brazilian Portuguese
São Paulo
entregar antes do prazo
Common in business contexts
Portugal
entregar antes do tempo
Standard usage in European Portuguese

Related Idioms & Phrases

beat the clock
get the jump on
ahead of the curve
under the wire
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