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increasingly difficult

[ɪnˈkriːsɪŋli ˈdɪfɪkəlt]
adjective phrase
cada vez mais difícil
1. becoming more difficult or harder to do, manage, or deal with as time progresses
The situation has become increasingly difficult to manage.
A situação tem se tornado cada vez mais difícil de gerenciar.
2. growing in complexity, challenge, or degree of hardship
It is increasingly difficult to find qualified workers.
É cada vez mais difícil encontrar trabalhadores qualificados.
Synonyms
progressively harderever more difficultincreasingly challenginggrowing hardermounting difficulty
Antonyms
increasingly easyprogressively simplerbecoming easierless difficult

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
cada vez mais difícil
standard usage across Brazil
São Paulo
cada vez mais difícil / ficando mais difícil
common in business and formal contexts
Rio de Janeiro
cada vez mais difícil / tá ficando mais difícil
informal variant with 'tá' common in speech
Portugal
cada vez mais difícil / progressivamente mais difícil
formal register preferred in Portugal

Related Idioms & Phrases

getting harder by the day
uphill battle
swimming against the tide
fighting a losing battle
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