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scramble to finish

[/ˈskræmbəl tu ˈfɪnɪʃ/]
verb phrase
correr contra o tempo para terminar
1. to rush or hurry in a disorganized or frantic way to complete something
The students had to scramble to finish their essays before the deadline.
Os alunos tiveram que correr contra o tempo para terminar seus ensaios antes do prazo.
2. to make urgent, hasty efforts to accomplish a final goal
We scrambled to finish the project in time for the presentation.
Nos apressamos para terminar o projeto a tempo da apresentação.
NYC Slang
gotta hustle to get it done
Synonyms
rush to finishhurry to completerace against timescramble to completemake a dash to finish
Antonyms
take one's timework leisurelyproceed methodicallytake it slow

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
correr contra o tempo para terminar
most common usage
Rio de Janeiro
se afobar para terminar
colloquial variant
São Paulo
se apressar para finalizar
formal variant
Portugal
apressar-se para acabar
European Portuguese variant

Related Idioms & Phrases

against the clock
down to the wire
in the eleventh hour
race against time
beat the clock
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