in the (home) stretch

in the (home) stretch
mod. in the last stage of the process. (From horse racing.)
We’re in the homestretch with this project and can’t change it now.
We’re in the stretch. Only three more days till we graduate.

Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions. 2015.

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  • home stretch — The home stretch is the last part of something, like a journey, race or project …   The small dictionary of idiomes

  • home stretch — the last part of the journey or race    On the home stretch we drove slower. We wanted to feel relaxed when we got home …   English idioms

  • home stretch —    The home stretch is the last part of something, like a journey, race or project.   (Dorking School Dictionary) …   English Idioms & idiomatic expressions

  • Home stretch —   The home stretch is the last part of something, like a journey, race or project …   Dictionary of English idioms

  • home stretch — (in BRIT, also use home straight) 1) N SING: the N The home stretch or the home straight is the last part of a race. Holmes matched Boulmerka stride for stride down the home straight to finish second. 2) N SING: the N You can refer to the last… …   English dictionary

  • home stretch — noun a) The final part of a race course from the last curve to the finish line. I think were finally on the home stretch with this project. b) The final part of a distance or the final effort needed to finish …   Wiktionary

  • (the) home stretch — …   Useful english dictionary

  • Home stretch — Stretch Stretch, n. 1. Act of stretching, or state of being stretched; reach; effort; struggle; strain; as, a stretch of the limbs; a stretch of the imagination. [1913 Webster] By stretch of arms the distant shore to gain. Dryden. [1913 Webster]… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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