hasten to finish

[/ˈheɪsən tə ˈfɪnɪʃ/]

verb phrase

apressar-se para terminar

1. to hurry or speed up in order to complete something

We need to hasten to finish the project before the deadline.

Precisamos nos apressar para terminar o projeto antes do prazo.

2. to act with urgency to bring something to completion

She hastened to finish her homework so she could go out.

Ela se apressou para terminar o dever de casa para poder sair.

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Regional Variations

General Brazilian

apressar-se para terminar

Most commonly used form in Brazil

São Paulo

se apressar para acabar

Informal variant using 'acabar' instead of 'terminar'

Portugal

apressar-se a terminar

Uses 'a' instead of 'para' in infinitive construction

beat the clock

against the clock

in the nick of time

get a move on

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