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extend the timeline

[ɪkˈstɛnd ðə ˈtaɪmlɑɪn]
verb phrase
estender o cronograma
1. To prolong or postpone a deadline or schedule by increasing the time allocated for a project or task
We need to extend the timeline for the product launch due to unforeseen complications.
Precisamos estender o cronograma para o lançamento do produto devido a complicações imprevistas.
2. To delay the completion date of a project or plan
The client agreed to extend the timeline by two weeks.
O cliente concordou em estender o cronograma por duas semanas.
Synonyms
postpone the deadlinedelay the schedulepush back the dateprolong the schedulestretch the timeline
Antonyms
accelerate the timelineshorten the deadlinecompress the schedulemove up the dateexpedite the timeline

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
estender o cronograma
Most common usage in business contexts
São Paulo
prorrogar o prazo
Formal legal or business alternative
Portugal
prolongar o calendário
Common in European Portuguese business communication
Rio de Janeiro
estender o prazo
Slightly more informal variant

Related Idioms & Phrases

buy more time
kick the can down the road
push back against the clock
give oneself breathing room
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