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establish deadline

[ɪˈstæblɪʃ ˈdɛdlaɪn]
verb phrase
estabelecer um prazo
1. To set or fix a specific date or time by which something must be completed or accomplished
The project manager decided to establish a deadline of June 30th for the final report.
O gerente de projeto decidiu estabelecer um prazo de 30 de junho para o relatório final.
2. To formally announce or agree upon a time limit for a task or goal
We need to establish deadlines for each phase of the construction project.
Precisamos estabelecer prazos para cada fase do projeto de construção.
Synonyms
set a deadlinefix a deadlinedefine a deadlineimpose a deadlinefixar um prazodeterminar um prazo
Antonyms
extend deadlinepostpone deadlineremove deadlineprorrogar um prazo

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
estabelecer um prazo
Most common usage in Brazilian Portuguese
São Paulo
estabelecer um deadline
Anglicism commonly used in corporate environments
Portugal
estabelecer um prazo
Standard European Portuguese usage
Rio de Janeiro
estabelecer um prazo
Equivalent to standard Brazilian Portuguese

Related Idioms & Phrases

beat the deadline
miss the deadline
meet the deadline
cumprir o prazo
perder o prazo
respeitar o prazo
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