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hasten the schedule

[ˈheɪsən ðə ˈskɛdʒuːl]
verb phrase
acelerar o cronograma
1. to speed up or advance the timeline of planned events or tasks
The project manager decided to hasten the schedule to meet the client's new deadline.
O gerente de projeto decidiu acelerar o cronograma para atender o novo prazo do cliente.
2. to make something happen sooner than originally planned
We need to hasten the schedule if we want to launch before the holiday season.
Precisamos acelerar o cronograma se quisermos lançar antes da época de festas.
NYC Slang
speed things up; move it along
Synonyms
speed up the timelineadvance the schedulemove up the deadlineexpedite the schedulebring forward the timetable
Antonyms
delay the schedulepostpone the timelinepush back the deadlineslow down the scheduleextend the timeline

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
acelerar o cronograma
most common usage in business and project management contexts
São Paulo
antecipar o cronograma
alternative phrasing commonly used in corporate environments
Portugal
acelerar o calendário
slight variation using 'calendário' instead of 'cronograma'

Related Idioms & Phrases

beat the clock
ahead of schedule
on the fast track
get the ball rolling
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