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- adjective idiomatic At the very
end of aprocess orproject , especially one with a fast-approachingdeadline . - adverb idiomatic At the very end of a process or project, especially one with a fast-approaching deadline.
Etymologies
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From horse racing: approaching the wire that marks the winning line.
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