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race to finish

[/reɪs tu ˈfɪnɪʃ/]
verb phrase
correr para terminar / correr contra o tempo para acabar
1. to hurry or move quickly in order to complete something before a deadline or before someone else
We had to race to finish the project before the deadline.
Tivemos que correr contra o tempo para terminar o projeto antes do prazo.
2. to compete with speed to reach the end or completion of something
The two runners are racing to finish the marathon.
Os dois corredores estão correndo para terminar a maratona.
NYC Slang
hustle to wrap it up / gotta bounce and finish
Synonyms
rush to finishhurry to completescramble to finishdash to the finishsprint to the end
Antonyms
take one's timeleisurely pacedawdleprocrastinate

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
correr para terminar / correr contra o tempo
most common usage
São Paulo
correr para acabar
informal variant
Rio de Janeiro
se apressar para terminar
alternative phrasing
Portugal
apressar-se para terminar / correr para acabar
more formal in European Portuguese

Related Idioms & Phrases

against the clock
beat the clock
under the gun
down to the wire
in the home stretch
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