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put off the finish

[/pʊt ɔf ðə ˈfɪnɪʃ/]
verb phrase
adiar o acabamento
1. to delay or postpone completing a task, project, or process before its final stage
We had to put off the finish of the painting due to bad weather.
Tivemos que adiar o acabamento da pintura devido ao mau tempo.
2. to procrastinate on the final touches or completion of something
Don't put off the finish of your dissertation any longer.
Não adie mais o acabamento da sua dissertação.
Synonyms
delay the finishpostpone completionprocrastinate on finishingdefer completion
Antonyms
expedite the finishhasten completionaccelerate the finish

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
adiar o acabamento
most common usage
Rio de Janeiro
deixar para depois o acabamento
colloquial variation
São Paulo
adiar o término
alternative phrasing
Portugal
adiar o acabamento
standard European Portuguese

Related Idioms & Phrases

put off until tomorrow what you can do today
procrastinate on the final stretch
leave unfinished
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