Dictionary

home stretch en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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Meanings

1. The final part of a racecourse from the last curve to the finish line.
2. (broadly, figuratively) 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.

Forms

Relateds

smell the barn

Synonyms

final stretch · home straight · home straight · final stretch

Translations (38)

ja ラストスパート (final part of a distance or effort) · bg последен етап (final part of a distance or effort) · fr dernière ligne droite (final part of a distance or effort) · ru фи́нишная пряма́я (final stretch of a race) · pl ostatnia prosta (final part of a distance or effort) · sk cieľová rovinka (final stretch of a race) · ja 追い込み (final part of a distance or effort) · yi לעצטער מהלך (final stretch of a race) · et lõpusirge (final stretch of a race) · yi לעצטער מהלך (final part of a distance or effort) · pt reta final (final part of a distance or effort) · cs cílová rovinka (final stretch of a race) · it dirittura d'arrivo (final part of a distance or effort) · pt reta final (final stretch of a race) · ca recta final (final part of a distance or effort) · hu célegyenes (final part of a distance or effort) · fi maalisuora (final stretch of a race) · fi loppusuora (final part of a distance or effort) · es recta final (final stretch of a race) · es recta final (final part of a distance or effort) · nl laatste loodjes (final part of a distance or effort) · de Zielgerade (final stretch of a race) · it dirittura d'arrivo (final stretch of a race) · fr dernière ligne droite (final stretch of a race) · ru финишная пряма́я (final part of a distance or effort) · sv upplopp (final stretch of a race) · hu célegyenes (final stretch of a race) · sv upplopp (final part of a distance or effort) · vi chặng cuối (final stretch of a race) · fi loppusuora (final stretch of a race) · pl ostatnia prosta (final stretch of a race) · el τελική ευθεία (final stretch of a race) · ca recta d'arribada (final stretch of a race) · bg финална права (final stretch of a race) · vi giai đoạn cuối cùng (final part of a distance or effort) · et lõpusirge (final part of a distance or effort) · nl laatste rechte lijn (final part of a distance or effort) · de Zielgerade (final part of a distance or effort)