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move up the finish line

[/muːv ʌp ðə ˈfɪnɪʃ laɪn/]
verb phrase
adiantar a linha de chegada / antecipar o término
1. To reschedule an event to an earlier date or time; to bring forward the completion or finish of something
The company decided to move up the finish line for the project from December to October.
A empresa decidiu adiantar a linha de chegada do projeto de dezembro para outubro.
2. To accelerate progress toward a goal or deadline
We need to move up the finish line on this initiative if we want to meet our quarterly targets.
Precisamos adiantar o prazo final desta iniciativa se quisermos atingir nossas metas trimestrais.
Synonyms
bring forwardaccelerateadvance the deadlinemove up the deadlineexpeditehasten
Antonyms
postponedelaypush backextend the deadlinemove back the finish line

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
adiantar a linha de chegada
Most common usage in Brazilian Portuguese business contexts
São Paulo
antecipar o prazo final
Common in corporate and business environments
Portugal
antecipar a data de conclusão
Formal usage, common in project management

Related Idioms & Phrases

move the goalposts
accelerate the timeline
bring something forward
beat the clock
cross the finish line
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