get farther from the objective

[/ɡɛt ˈfɑrðər frəm ði əbˈdʒɛktɪv/]

verb phrase

afastar-se do objetivo

1. to move away from or deviate from one's intended goal or purpose

By spending all his time on side projects, he got farther from the objective of completing his thesis.

Ao gastar todo o seu tempo em projetos paralelos, ele se afastou do objetivo de concluir sua tese.

2. to make less progress toward achieving a desired outcome

The new strategy seems to get us farther from the objective rather than closer to it.

A nova estratégia parece nos afastar do objetivo em vez de nos aproximar dele.

NYC Slang

getting sidetracked

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Regional Variations

General Brazilian

afastar-se do objetivo

most common usage across Brazil

Rio de Janeiro

se afastando do alvo

informal, uses 'alvo' (target) as alternative

São Paulo

desviar do objetivo

emphasizes deviation or divergence

Portugal

afastar-se da meta

uses 'meta' instead of 'objetivo'; common in European Portuguese

lose the plot

go off the rails

miss the mark

bark up the wrong tree

put the cart before the horse

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