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terminar dentro do prazo

[ter-mi-NAR den-TRO du PRA-zo]
verb phrase
to finish on time / to meet the deadline
1. to complete a task or project before or by the established deadline
We need to finish the project on time to satisfy the client.
Precisamos terminar o projeto dentro do prazo para satisfazer o cliente.
2. to accomplish something within the agreed time limit
The construction team managed to complete the building on schedule.
A equipe de construção conseguiu terminar o edifício dentro do prazo.
NYC Slang
finish on time / make the deadline / beat the clock
Synonyms
cumprir o prazoentregar no prazofinalizar a tempocompletar dentro do prazorespeitar o prazo
Antonyms
atrasarpassar do prazoexceder o prazoperder o prazoterminar atrasado

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
terminar dentro do prazo
standard usage across Brazil
São Paulo
terminar no prazo
common abbreviated form
Portugal
terminar dentro do prazo / cumprir o prazo
both forms are used, with 'cumprir o prazo' being very common

Related Idioms & Phrases

contra o relógio (against the clock)
sob pressão (under pressure)
na hora certa (at the right time)
cumprir prazos (meet deadlines)
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