bruciare i tempi

Italian

Etymology

Literally, “to burn the times”.

Verb

bruciàre i tempi (first-person singular present brùcio i tempi, first-person singular past historic bruciài i tempi, past participle bruciàto i tempi, auxiliary avére)

1. (intransitive, idiomatic) to do in record time
   • 2020 November 9, Federico Rampini, “Il vaccino fa volare Wall Street: svolta per l'esordio di Biden [The vaccine makes Wall Street fly: turning point for Biden's debut]”, in la Repubblica‎^[1]:

     Quand'anche la Food and Drug Administration (l'authority dei farmaci) accetti di bruciare i tempi e conceda la corsia superveloce, entro fine anno ci saranno 50 milioni di dosi, di che vaccinare solo categorie prioritarie come il personale sanitario, anziani e persone a rischio.

     Even if the Food and Drug Administration (the pharmaceutical authority) agrees to do it in record times and grants the super-fast-track, by the end of the year there will be 50 million doses, which will only vaccinate priority categories like healthcare workers, the elderly and people at risk.