encurtar o prazo

[eŋ-kur-TAR u PRA-zu]

verb phrase

shorten the deadline / cut short the time frame

1. to reduce the amount of time allowed for something; to make a deadline sooner or more immediate

The client decided to encurtar o prazo for the project delivery.

O cliente decidiu encurtar o prazo para a entrega do projeto.

2. to accelerate or expedite a process by reducing its duration

We need to encurtar o prazo if we want to launch before the summer.

Precisamos encurtar o prazo se queremos lançar antes do verão.

NYC Slang

tighten the deadline / speed things up

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Regional Variations

General Brazilian

encurtar o prazo

standard usage in business and formal contexts

Portugal

encurtar o prazo / reduzir o prazo

both forms are used, with similar frequency

São Paulo

encurtar o prazo

common in business environments

contra o relógio (against the clock)

apertar os prazos (tighten the deadlines)

correr contra o tempo (race against time)

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