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discontinue hastily

[dɪsˈkɒntɪnjuː ˈheɪstɪli]
verb phrase
descontinuar apressadamente
1. to stop or end something abruptly and in a hurried manner without proper planning or consideration
The company decided to discontinue hastily their unprofitable product line without informing stakeholders.
A empresa decidiu descontinuar apressadamente sua linha de produtos não lucrativa sem informar as partes interessadas.
2. to cease an activity or service suddenly and with urgency
They had to discontinue hastily the project when funding ran out.
Eles tiveram que descontinuar apressadamente o projeto quando o financiamento acabou.
NYC Slang
bounce something quick
Synonyms
abandon hastilystop abruptlycease hurriedlyterminate quicklydrop suddenly
Antonyms
continue graduallymaintain steadilyproceed methodicallysustain carefully

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
descontinuar apressadamente
standard usage across Brazil
Rio de Janeiro
parar na pressa
colloquial alternative
São Paulo
interromper precipitadamente
more formal variant
Portugal
descontinuar precipitadamente
European Portuguese usage

Related Idioms & Phrases

cut and run
pull the plug on something
call it quits
throw in the towel hastily
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