under the wire
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under the wire
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- Across the finish line. Lying forward flattened along Sunfish's hard-muscled shoulders, Bud was gaining and gaining—one length, then two lengths as he shot under the wire, slowed and rode back to find a silent crowd watching him.
- At the last minute; before the deadline; barely on time; nearly late. Russians had heard rumors, and foreign correspondents had obtained confirmation, that the Dictator will soon drastically tighten up proverbially loose Bolshevik divorce laws. In a panic to get in under the wire, every Moscow mate who has recently thought of divorce was last week jamming the official
Similar: in the nick of time
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Similar: in the nick of time
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prep_phrase at the last minute
| Русский | в последний момент v poslednij moment |
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@misc{under_the_wire_2026,
title = {under the wire},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/under%20the%20wire},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
