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rush the job

[/rʌʃ ðə dʒɑːb/]
verb phrase
apressar o trabalho
1. to complete a task or project quickly, often without proper care or attention to quality
Don't rush the job; we need it to be done properly.
Não apresse o trabalho; precisamos que seja feito corretamente.
2. to work hastily on something to meet a deadline
They had to rush the job to meet the client's deadline.
Eles tiveram que apressar o trabalho para atender ao prazo do cliente.
NYC Slang
rush it
Synonyms
hurry the jobspeed up the workcut cornersdo a hasty jobwork hastily
Antonyms
take time with the jobdo a thorough jobwork carefullytake one's time

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
apressar o trabalho
most common usage
General Brazilian
acelerar o trabalho
alternative form
São Paulo
apressar a parada
colloquial variant
Portugal
apressar o trabalho
standard usage

Related Idioms & Phrases

cut corners
do a quick and dirty job
work against the clock
beat the clock
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