the home stretch
noun[S]
USus/ˌhoʊm ˈstretʃ/uk/ˌhəʊm ˈstretʃ/(UKthe home straight)the lastpartof something that is being done:
It's taken threemonths, but we'reonthehomestretchnow.
the lastpartof arace
Stages & phases
- beta
- early-stage
- early-term
- in phase/out of phaseidiom
- interstage
- leg
- multi-phase
- multi-step
- multiphasic
- partway
- phase
- point
- stage
- step
- stepping stone
- tertiary
- the home straight
- twilight
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Parts & stages of competitions