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freeze expansion

[/friːz ɪkˈspænʃən/]
nounpl: freeze expansions
congelamento da expansão
1. A policy or decision to halt or stop the growth, development, or increase of something, such as hiring, budgets, or infrastructure projects
The company announced a freeze expansion on new office openings due to economic uncertainty.
A empresa anunciou um congelamento da expansão de novos escritórios devido à incerteza econômica.
2. In software or programming, a temporary suspension of adding new features or increasing system capacity
The development team implemented a freeze expansion until critical bugs were resolved.
A equipe de desenvolvimento implementou um congelamento da expansão até que os bugs críticos fossem resolvidos.
Synonyms
hiring freezebudget freezegrowth haltexpansion suspensiondevelopment pause
Antonyms
expansiongrowthscalingdevelopment

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
congelamento da expansão
Standard usage in business and corporate contexts
São Paulo
congelamento de expansão
Common in financial and corporate communications
Portugal
congelação da expansão
Less common; more formal/technical usage

Related Idioms & Phrases

put a freeze on expansion
freeze expansion plans
implement an expansion freeze
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