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urgent maintenance

[ˈɜːrdʒənt ˈmeɪntənəns]
nounpl: urgent maintenances
manutenção urgente
1. Immediate repair or upkeep work required to prevent equipment failure, safety hazards, or service disruption
The building required urgent maintenance after the storm damage was discovered.
O edifício necessitava de manutenção urgente após os danos da tempestade serem descobertos.
2. Priority maintenance work scheduled without delay due to critical operational needs
The elevator system requires urgent maintenance and will be out of service tomorrow.
O sistema de elevador requer manutenção urgente e estará fora de serviço amanhã.
Synonyms
emergency maintenancecritical maintenancepriority maintenancemanutenção de emergênciamanutenção crítica
Antonyms
preventive maintenancescheduled maintenanceroutine maintenancemanutenção preventivamanutenção programada

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
manutenção urgente
Standard usage across Brazil
São Paulo
manutenção urgente
Common in business and industrial contexts
Portugal
manutenção urgente
Standard European Portuguese usage
Rio de Janeiro
manutenção com urgência
Alternative phrasing sometimes used

Related Idioms & Phrases

in dire need of maintenance
critical repair work
emergency upkeep
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