Setting deadlines with para
In Spanish, to talk about deadlines or when something is due, use the preposition para. It translates to "for" or "by" in English when referring to a specific time limit.
| This project is urgent and the deadline is for tomorrow. | Este proyecto es urgente y el plazo es para mañana. |
When setting a deadline for a specific day of the week, remember to include the definite article (el):
| You guys must hand in the draft for Wednesday. | Debéis entregar el borrador para el miércoles. |
| The definitive outline is for Friday. | El esquema definitivo es para el viernes. |
Changing the schedule
When a project's timeline changes, use verbs like retrasar (to delay) and adelantar (to bring forward) with para to state the newly scheduled deadline:
| Yesterday the boss delayed the deadline for Monday. | Ayer la jefa retrasó el plazo para el lunes. |
| Can we bring the meeting forward for Tuesday? | ¿Podemos adelantar la reunión para el martes? |
Priorities and goals
You will also see para used alongside workplace vocabulary like la prioridad (the priority) and finalizar (to finalize) to establish time limits for important tasks:
| Our priority is to finalize the document for today. | Nuestra prioridad es finalizar el documento para hoy. |
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