down-to-the-wire

A form of down to the wire — At the very end of a process or project, especially one with a fast-approaching deadline.

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Meanings

adjectivedown-to-the-wire (comparative more down-to-the-wire, superlative most down-to-the-wire)

comparative more down-to-the-wire · superlative most down-to-the-wire · alternative down to the wire

  1. alternativeAlternative form of down to the wire.

    The true significance of Pakistan's intervention only became clear when both sides agreed to a pause shortly after a down-to-the-wire plea from the country's prime minister, Shehbaz Sharif.

    2026 April 12, Betsy Joles, “No Deal: U.S.-Iran peace talks in Islamabad fall through”, in National Public Radio, Washington, D.C.: National Public Radio
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APA

down-to-the-wire. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/down-to-the-wire

MLA

“down-to-the-wire.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/down-to-the-wire. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “down-to-the-wire,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/down-to-the-wire.

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