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diminuir o tempo

[dee-mee-noo-EER o TEM-po]
verb phrase
to reduce time, to cut down on time, to shorten the duration
1. To make something take less time; to shorten the duration of an activity or process
We need to diminish the time spent on this project.
Precisamos diminuir o tempo gasto neste projeto.
2. To decrease the amount of time allocated or available for something
The manager decided to diminish the time for the meeting.
O gerente decidiu diminuir o tempo da reunião.
Synonyms
reduzir o tempoencurtar o tempoabreviar o tempopoupar tempoeconomizar tempo
Antonyms
aumentar o tempoprolongar o tempoestender o tempoampliar o tempo

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
diminuir o tempo
Standard usage across Brazil
São Paulo
diminuir o tempo
Common in business and formal contexts
Portugal
diminuir o tempo
Standard European Portuguese usage

Related Idioms & Phrases

ganhar tempo (to gain time, as an alternative approach)
matar tempo (to kill time, opposite context)
contra o relógio (against the clock, related urgency concept)
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