home stretch

See also: homestretch

English

Alternative forms

homestretch

Pronunciation

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Noun

home stretch (plural home stretches)

The final part of a racecourse from the last curve to the finish line.
Synonym: home straight
(figurative, by extension) The final part of a distance or the final effort needed to finish.
Synonym: home straight

I think we're finally on the home stretch with this project.

Translations

final stretch of a race

Bulgarian: финална права f (finalna prava)
Catalan: recta d'arribada f
Czech: cílová rovinka f
Estonian: lõpusirge
Finnish: loppusuora (fi), maalisuora
French: dernière ligne droite (fr) f
German: Zielgerade (de) f
Greek: τελική ευθεία f (telikí eftheía)
Hungarian: célegyenes (hu)
Italian: dirittura d'arrivo f
Polish: ostatnia prosta f
Portuguese: reta final f
Russian: фи́нишная пряма́я f (fínišnaja prjamája)
Slovak: cieľová rovinka f
Spanish: recta final f
Swedish: upplopp (sv) n
Vietnamese: chặng cuối
Yiddish: לעצטער מהלך m (letster mhlkh)

final part of a distance or effort

Bulgarian: последен етап (posleden etap)
Catalan: recta final f
Dutch: laatste rechte lijn f, laatste loodjes n pl
Estonian: lõpusirge
Finnish: loppusuora (fi)
French: dernière ligne droite (fr) f
German: Zielgerade (de) f
Hungarian: célegyenes (hu)
Italian: dirittura d'arrivo f
Japanese: ラストスパート (ja) (rasto spāto), 追い込み (おいこみ, oikomi)
Polish: ostatnia prosta f
Portuguese: reta final f
Russian: финишная пряма́я (finišnaja prjamája)
Spanish: recta final f
Swedish: upplopp (sv) n
Vietnamese: giai đoạn cuối cùng
Yiddish: לעצטער מהלך m (letster mhlkh)

See also

smell the barn

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