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terminate quickly

[TER-muh-nayt KWIK-lee]
verb phrase
terminar rapidamente
1. to end or finish something in a short amount of time; to conclude abruptly
We decided to terminate quickly the meeting that was running too long.
Decidimos terminar rapidamente a reunião que estava durando muito tempo.
2. to discontinue employment or a contract with minimal delay
The company had to terminate quickly its operations in that region.
A empresa teve que terminar rapidamente suas operações naquela região.
NYC Slang
wrap it up quick, kill it fast
Synonyms
end quicklyfinish fastconclude swiftlywrap upcut shortabortdiscontinue hastily
Antonyms
prolongextendcontinuedelaypostpone

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
terminar rapidamente
standard usage throughout Brazil
São Paulo
encerrar ligeiro
alternative colloquial form
Portugal
terminar celeremente
more formal European Portuguese variant

Related Idioms & Phrases

cut to the chase
get to the point
call it a day
pull the plug
nip it in the bud
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