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move up the finish date

[/muːv ʌp ðə ˈfɪnɪʃ deɪt/]
verb phrase
antecipar a data de conclusão
1. To change a deadline or completion date to an earlier time; to accelerate the timeline for finishing a project or task
We need to move up the finish date for this project from June to May.
Precisamos antecipar a data de conclusão deste projeto de junho para maio.
2. To advance the scheduled end date of an event, task, or deliverable
The client asked us to move up the finish date by two weeks.
O cliente pediu para antecipássemos a data de conclusão em duas semanas.
Synonyms
advance the finish datebring forward the deadlineaccelerate the timelineexpedite the completion datehasten the deadline
Antonyms
push back the finish datedelay the deadlinepostpone the completion dateextend the timeline

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
antecipar a data de conclusão
Most common and standard usage in Brazilian Portuguese
São Paulo
adiantar a data de entrega
Alternative phrasing commonly used in business contexts
Portugal
antecipar a data de conclusão
Standard usage in European Portuguese, equivalent to Brazilian Portuguese

Related Idioms & Phrases

beat the clock
get ahead of schedule
ahead of time
step on it
speed things up
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