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pending completion

[PEN-ding kəm-PLĒ-shən]
adjective phrase / prepositional phrase
pendente de conclusão / aguardando conclusão
1. Waiting to be finished or completed; not yet done or finalized
The project is pending completion and should be finished by next month.
O projeto está pendente de conclusão e deve ser finalizado no próximo mês.
2. In a state of awaiting final resolution or approval
The contract is pending completion of the due diligence process.
O contrato está aguardando a conclusão do processo de due diligence.
Synonyms
awaiting completionincompleteunfinishedin progressoutstanding
Antonyms
completedfinishedconcludedfinalized

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
pendente de conclusão
Most common usage in Brazilian Portuguese
Brazil
aguardando conclusão
Alternative formal usage
Portugal
pendente de conclusão
Standard usage in European Portuguese
Portugal
por concluir
Alternative, more concise form

Related Idioms & Phrases

work in progress
on the back burner
in the pipeline
under way
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