cutting it close

A form of cut it close — To barely complete something.

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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of cut it close
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APA

cutting it close. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cutting%20it%20close

MLA

“cutting it close.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cutting%20it%20close. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cutting it close,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cutting%20it%20close.

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