Ask for More Time on a Work Task in Brazilian Portuguese — Practice

State what you need and name the task

Use prazo for a deadline and entrega for a delivery or submission. To ask for more time, say Preciso de mais tempo para… (I need more time to…) or Seria possível entregar…? (Would it be possible to deliver…?). A specific task keeps the request easy to understand.

A brief explanation can help the other person assess the change. Keep it factual: mention which part is still in progress rather than apologizing at length.

Offer a new time and confirm the agreement

Instead of leaving the timing open, propose a new day or hour. You can ask whether the change works and repeat the agreed deadline back. If part of the task is urgent, suggest sending that part first.

The phrases below help with language. Follow your workplace’s process for requesting or approving changes to deadlines.

Remember: Name the task, say what remains, and propose a new deadline. Confirm the revised time so both people understand the same plan.

Check your understanding

Choose the English meaning of each Portuguese example. Answer before looking back at the tables. These questions check the written examples in this guide; they are not a listening or proficiency test.

Recall the Portuguese, then say it

Read the English prompt and say a Portuguese version before opening the answer. The answer shows the example from the lesson; other natural translations may also work. Compare the meaning and the situation rather than counting a different word as automatically wrong.

1. I need more time to finish the report.

   Show a Portuguese answer

   Preciso de mais tempo para terminar o relatório.

2. Would it be possible to deliver the first draft tomorrow morning?

   Show a Portuguese answer

   Seria possível entregar a primeira versão amanhã de manhã?

3. The analysis is ready; I still need to review the numbers.

   Show a Portuguese answer

   A análise está pronta; falta revisar os números.

4. I can send everything by Friday. Does that deadline work?

   Show a Portuguese answer

   Consigo enviar tudo até sexta-feira. Esse prazo funciona?

5. I can send the urgent part today and the rest tomorrow.

   Show a Portuguese answer

   Posso mandar a parte urgente hoje e o restante amanhã.

6. Agreed: I’ll send the final version on Friday.

   Show a Portuguese answer

   Combinado: envio a versão final na sexta.

Make the phrase useful to you

Choose one example you could actually use. Say it once from memory, then change one detail that fits your life, such as the person, place, time, or object. Check whether your change also needs a different verb form, article, or adjective ending. If it does, compare it with the pattern in the explanation.

Name the task, say what remains, and propose a new deadline. Confirm the revised time so both people understand the same plan.

Return to two prompts tomorrow without opening the answers first. If a phrase still feels difficult, shorten it to a useful chunk and build the complete sentence again.

Sources and your next lesson

This I Speak Portuguese practice guide builds on our Ask for More Time on a Work Task in Brazilian Portuguese lesson on Real Life Portuguese, with written recall tasks and additional speaking practice. The explanations and examples are teaching material; the practice questions are exercises, not a transcript of a recording.

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