Work & careers
the finish line
the endpoint of a long effort
The point at which a race or a long, difficult effort is completed.
Hear it in real life
Are you still working on the renovation?
Yes, but we are close to the finish line now.
I have only two chapters left, so I can finally see the finish line.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: We are almost at the finishing line.
Say: We are almost at the finish line.
The usual fixed expression is "finish line," not "finishing line."
Build it
How it fits in a sentence.
reach the finish line; see the finish line; cross the finish line
Your turn: say it out loud
I have only two chapters left, so I can finally see the finish line.
Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.
the finish line
the endpoint of a long effort
“I have only two chapters left, so I can finally see the finish line.”
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