the home stretch
noun/ðə ˌhəʊm ˈstretʃ/
/ðə ˌhəʊm ˈstretʃ/
(especially North American English) (also the home straight especially in British English)
[singular]- the last part of a race
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- the last part of an activity, etc. when it is nearly completed
- We're going into the home stretch of the presidential election.
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