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postpone completion

[pəˈspoʊn kəmˈpliːʃən]
verb phrase
adiar a conclusão
1. to delay or put off the finishing or completion of something to a later time
The construction company decided to postpone completion of the building until spring.
A empresa de construção decidiu adiar a conclusão do edifício até a primavera.
2. to defer the finalization of a project, task, or objective
We had to postpone completion of the report due to missing data.
Tivemos que adiar a conclusão do relatório devido aos dados faltantes.
Synonyms
delay completiondefer completionpush back completionput off completion
Antonyms
accelerate completionexpedite completionhasten completionadvance completion

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
adiar a conclusão
most common usage
Rio de Janeiro
adiar o término
alternative phrasing, less formal
São Paulo
adiar a finalização
more formal/business context
Portugal
adiar a conclusão
same as Brazilian Portuguese

Related Idioms & Phrases

put on the back burner
kick the can down the road
table a discussion
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