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hurry to finish

[ˈhɜːri tə ˈfɪnɪʃ]
verb phrase
apressar-se para terminar
1. to move or act with speed in order to complete something
We need to hurry to finish the project before the deadline.
Precisamos nos apressar para terminar o projeto antes do prazo.
2. to rush through the final stages of a task
She started to hurry to finish her homework before dinner.
Ela começou a se apressar para terminar o dever de casa antes do jantar.
NYC Slang
gotta bounce to wrap it up
Synonyms
rush to finishspeed up to completehasten to finishquicken pace to finish
Antonyms
take time to finishdawdlelingerslow down

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
apressar-se para terminar
most common usage
Rio de Janeiro
se apressar pra terminar
informal, colloquial
São Paulo
correr para terminar
alternative, more casual usage
Portugal
apressar-se a terminar
uses 'a' instead of 'para'

Related Idioms & Phrases

beat the clock
against the clock
in the nick of time
put the pedal to the metal
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