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extend the completion time

[ɪkˈstɛnd ðə kəmˈpliːʃən taɪm]
verb phrase
prorrogar o prazo de conclusão
1. To lengthen or increase the deadline or period allowed for finishing a project, task, or work
The project manager requested to extend the completion time by two weeks due to unforeseen complications.
O gerente de projeto solicitou prorrogar o prazo de conclusão por duas semanas devido a complicações imprevistas.
2. To postpone the deadline for finishing something
We had to extend the completion time for the construction project because of bad weather.
Tivemos que prorrogar o prazo de conclusão do projeto de construção por causa do mau tempo.
Synonyms
postpone the deadlinedelay completionpush back the deadlineprolong the timeframeextend the deadline
Antonyms
accelerate completionshorten the deadlineexpedite the processmeet the deadline

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
prorrogar o prazo de conclusão
Standard and widely used in formal and informal contexts
São Paulo
estender o tempo de conclusão
Alternative phrasing common in business environments
Portugal
prolongar o prazo de conclusão
Preferred in European Portuguese; slightly more formal

Related Idioms & Phrases

buy more time
push back the deadline
give someone more rope
extend a helping hand
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