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push toward completion

[/pʊʃ təˈwɔrd kəmˈpliːʃən/]
verb phrase
impulsionar para a conclusão
1. to accelerate efforts or work to finish something; to make a final effort to complete a task or project
The team decided to push toward completion of the project before the deadline.
A equipe decidiu impulsionar para a conclusão do projeto antes do prazo.
2. to drive forward with determination in order to finish
We need to push toward completion if we want to launch next month.
Precisamos impulsionar para a conclusão se queremos lançar no próximo mês.
NYC Slang
push hard to finish; get it done
Synonyms
drive to completionaccelerate completionexpedite finishingrush to finishmake a final pushaccelerate toward the finish line
Antonyms
delayprocrastinatestallslow downpostpone

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
impulsionar para a conclusão
most common usage across Brazil
São Paulo
dar um empurrão para finalizar
colloquial alternative
Rio de Janeiro
botar energia para terminar
informal, more colloquial
Portugal
impulsionar para a conclusão
standard European Portuguese usage

Related Idioms & Phrases

in the home stretch
down the final stretch
finishing touches
the final push
going into overtime
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