Vietnamese phrase
How to say “to rush a deadline” in Vietnamese
“to rush a deadline” in Vietnamese is
chạy deadline
Hear it in both accents
Vietnamese sounds noticeably different north to south. Both are recorded so you can match wherever you are.
Northern
Hanoi and the north
Southern
Saigon and the south
Used in a sentence
Tuần này mình bận chạy deadline cho dự án mới.
I'm busy rushing a deadline for the new project this week.
Northern
Hanoi and the north
Southern
Saigon and the south
Worth knowing
Word by word: chạy (to run) + deadline (deadline)
When you would use it
This line comes from the Office Slang Part 1: Workplace Survival situation pack in XinChao (Beginner) — the moments you actually run into in Việt Nam, not textbook drills.
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- Em đang OT.I'm doing overtime.
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