home stretch

home stretch

See also: homestretch

English

Alternative forms

• homestretch

Pronunciation

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Noun

home stretch (plural home stretches)

1. The final part of a race course from the last curve to the finish line.
2. (idiomatic) The final part of a distance or the final effort needed to finish.

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

Synonyms

• home straight

Translations

final stretch of a race

Bulgarian: финална права f (finalna prava) Finnish: loppusuora (fi), maalisuora Hungarian: célegyenes (hu)

Polish: ostatnia prosta Portuguese: reta final f Spanish: recta final f

idiomatic: final part of a distance or effort

Bulgarian: последен етап (posleden etap) Finnish: loppusuora (fi) Hungarian: célegyenes (hu) Japanese: ラストスパート

Polish: ostatnia prosta Portuguese: reta final f Russian: финишная пряма́я (finišnaja prjamája) Spanish: recta final f