process postponement

[ˈprɑːses pəˈspoʊnmənt]
nounpl: process postponements
adiamento de processo
1. The act of delaying or deferring a legal, administrative, or procedural process to a later date
The court granted a process postponement due to the defendant's illness.
O tribunal concedeu um adiamento de processo devido à doença do réu.
2. In business or manufacturing, the delay of a scheduled procedure, operation, or workflow
The factory announced a process postponement for the new production line installation.
A fábrica anunciou um adiamento de processo para a instalação da nova linha de produção.
3. A formal or informal deferment of any structured sequence of actions
Due to supply chain issues, a process postponement was necessary for the project timeline.
Devido a problemas na cadeia de suprimentos, um adiamento de processo foi necessário para o cronograma do projeto.
This term is commonly used in Brazilian legal, administrative, and business contexts. In legal proceedings, process postponements are frequent and governed by specific procedures and rules. In corporate environments, particularly in São Paulo's business district, the term is used to communicate delays in operational procedures. In Portugal, similar terminology exists within the Portuguese legal system. The concept reflects bureaucratic and procedural complexities in both countries' institutional frameworks.
Synonyms / Sinônimos
delaydefermentadjournmentpostponementsuspensionstaycontinuance
Antonyms / Antônimos
accelerationadvancementexpeditingcommencementproceeding

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
adiamento de processo
Standard legal and administrative terminology
São Paulo
adiamento processual
More formal legal usage in business and corporate contexts
Rio de Janeiro
adiamento do processo
Common in judicial and court proceedings
Portugal
adiamento processual
Used in Portuguese legal system with similar meaning

Related Words

judicial postponementprocess managementschedulingworkflow delaycontinuanceadjournmentstay of proceedingsprocedural delay

Related Idioms & Phrases

to grant a postponement
to seek a process postponement
subject to postponement
pending postponement
Look up more words on Fala2Me
The free English-Portuguese dictionary with real Brazilian accents, NYC slang, conjugator and more
Open Fala2Me →