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resposta extemporânea
[ʁes'pos.tɐ ɛʃ.tẽ.po'rɐ̃.ne.ɐ]
noun
feminine
pl: respostas extemporâneas
untimely response; belated reply
1.
A response or reply that comes after the appropriate or expected time; an answer given outside the proper temporal context
His response to the criticism was extemporaneous, coming months after the original incident.
Sua resposta à crítica foi extemporânea, chegando meses após o incidente original.
2.
In legal contexts, a response filed outside the prescribed deadline
The court rejected the untimely response as it exceeded the filing deadline.
O tribunal rejeitou a resposta extemporânea por exceder o prazo de apresentação.
Synonyms
resposta tardia
resposta intempestiva
resposta fora do prazo
Antonyms
resposta tempestiva
resposta oportuna
resposta dentro do prazo
Regional Variations
General Brazilian
resposta extemporânea
Commonly used in legal and formal contexts
São Paulo
resposta extemporânea
Standard legal terminology in courts
Portugal
resposta extemporânea
Technical legal term, may also use 'resposta fora de prazo'
Related Idioms & Phrases
resposta que não vem a tempo é resposta que não vem
mais vale tarde do que nunca (though this contradicts the meaning)
fora do prazo legal
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