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move back the target date

[muːv bæk ðə ˈtɑːrɡɪt deɪt]
verb phrase
adiar a data alvo
1. To postpone or delay a scheduled deadline or target completion date to a later time
We need to move back the target date for the project launch due to unforeseen complications.
Precisamos adiar a data alvo para o lançamento do projeto devido a complicações imprevistas.
2. To reschedule a planned event or milestone to occur at a later date
Management decided to move back the target date by two weeks to allow for more testing.
A gerência decidiu adiar a data alvo em duas semanas para permitir mais testes.
Synonyms
postpone the target datedelay the target datepush back the deadlinereschedule the date
Antonyms
move forward the target dateadvance the target datebring forward the deadline

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
adiar a data alvo
Most common and widely understood expression
Rio de Janeiro
empurrar a data para trás
Informal, colloquial variant
São Paulo
adiar o prazo
Alternative using 'prazo' instead of 'data alvo'
Portugal
adiar a data-alvo
Uses hyphenated form; formal business context

Related Idioms & Phrases

push back the deadline
extend the deadline
give someone more time
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