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not meet the deadline

[nɑt mit ðə ˈdɛdˌlaɪn]
verb phrase
não cumprir o prazo
1. to fail to complete or deliver something by the required or expected time
The contractor did not meet the deadline for the construction project.
O contratante não cumpriu o prazo para o projeto de construção.
2. to be late in finishing an assigned task or obligation
If you do not meet the deadline, you will lose points on your grade.
Se você não cumprir o prazo, perderá pontos na sua nota.
NYC Slang
blow the deadline
Synonyms
miss the deadlinefail to meet the deadlineexceed the deadlinebe lateoverrun
Antonyms
meet the deadlinebeat the deadlinesubmit on timedeliver on schedule

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
não cumprir o prazo
most common usage in Brazilian Portuguese
São Paulo
não bater o prazo
colloquial variant in business contexts
Portugal
não cumprir o prazo
standard usage in European Portuguese

Related Idioms & Phrases

miss the boat
fall behind schedule
run out of time
against the clock
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