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terminar fora do prazo

[ter-mi-NAR FO-ra do PRA-zo]
verb phrase
to finish past the deadline; to miss the deadline; to finish overdue
1. to complete a task, project, or assignment after the scheduled or required completion date
The project terminated past the deadline, causing delays in production.
O projeto terminou fora do prazo, causando atrasos na produção.
2. to fail to meet a specified time limit for completion
We cannot afford to finish this work out of schedule.
Não podemos nos dar ao luxo de terminar este trabalho fora do prazo.
NYC Slang
to miss the deadline; to run late on a project
Synonyms
atrasar-seexceder o prazoperder o prazocompletar atrasadoterminar com atraso
Antonyms
terminar no prazocumprir o prazoentregar a tempoterminar antecipadamente

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
terminar fora do prazo
most common usage in Brazil
São Paulo
terminar fora do prazo
standard business and professional contexts
Portugal
terminar fora do prazo
equivalent usage; also 'ultrapassar o prazo' common

Related Idioms & Phrases

perder o prazo
sair do prazo
ultrapassar o prazo
completar com atraso
terminar com as mãos nas costas
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