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fail to submit on time

[feɪl tu səbˈmɪt ɑn taɪm]
verb phrase
falhar em apresentar no prazo
1. to not deliver or present something by the required deadline
If you fail to submit on time, your assignment will not be accepted.
Se você falhar em apresentar no prazo, sua tarefa não será aceita.
2. to miss a deadline or submission cutoff date
Students who fail to submit on time may face academic penalties.
Alunos que falham em apresentar no prazo podem enfrentar penalidades acadêmicas.
NYC Slang
miss the drop
Synonyms
miss the deadlinefail to deliver on timesubmit latenot meet the deadlineexceed the submission deadline
Antonyms
submit on timemeet the deadlinedeliver promptlysubmit earlytimely submission

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
falhar em apresentar no prazo
most common usage in Brazilian Portuguese
São Paulo
não entregar no prazo
alternative phrasing commonly used in business contexts
Rio de Janeiro
falhar na entrega do prazo
informal variation
Portugal
não cumprir o prazo de entrega
more formal Portuguese usage

Related Idioms & Phrases

miss the boat
lose the plot
caught with your pants down
against the clock
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