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intensify the schedule

[ɪnˈtɛnsɪfaɪ ðə ˈskɛdʒuːl]
verb phrase
intensificar o cronograma
1. To make a schedule more demanding or packed by adding more activities, meetings, or tasks in the same time period
We need to intensify the schedule to meet the project deadline.
Precisamos intensificar o cronograma para cumprir o prazo do projeto.
2. To increase the frequency or pace of scheduled events or activities
The coach decided to intensify the schedule with additional training sessions.
O treinador decidiu intensificar o cronograma com sessões de treinamento adicionais.
NYC Slang
ramp it up / speed up the grind
Synonyms
accelerate the scheduletighten the scheduleincrease the pacecompress the timelineramp up activities
Antonyms
relax the scheduleease the scheduleslow down the paceextend the timelinelighten the workload

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
intensificar o cronograma
Most common usage across Brazil
São Paulo
apertar o cronograma
Alternative colloquial term meaning to tighten the schedule
Portugal
intensificar o calendário
Portuguese preference for 'calendário' over 'cronograma'

Related Idioms & Phrases

pick up the pace
hit the ground running
burn the midnight oil
push the envelope
step on the gas
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