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speed up toward completion

[/spiːd ʌp təˈwɔːrd kəmˈpliːʃən/]
verb phrase
acelerar em direção à conclusão
1. to increase the pace or rate of progress in order to finish something sooner
We need to speed up toward completion if we want to meet the deadline.
Precisamos acelerar em direção à conclusão se quisermos cumprir o prazo.
2. to intensify efforts to bring a project or task to its end
The team decided to speed up toward completion by working longer hours.
A equipe decidiu acelerar em direção à conclusão trabalhando mais horas.
NYC Slang
kick it into high gear to wrap it up
Synonyms
accelerate toward completionpush toward the finishhasten completionexpediterush to completion
Antonyms
slow downdelayprocrastinatedeferpostpone

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
acelerar em direção à conclusão
most common usage in Brazil
São Paulo
apressar para terminar
alternative informal phrasing
Portugal
apressar rumo à conclusão
European Portuguese variant

Related Idioms & Phrases

in the home stretch
down the home stretch
put the pedal to the metal
cross the finish line
race against the clock
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