[
US
/ˈhoʊmˌstɹɛtʃ/
]
NOUN
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the end of an enterprise
they were on the homestretch when the computer crashed - the straight stretch of a racetrack leading to the finish line
How To Use homestretch In A Sentence
- they were on the homestretch when the computer crashed
- The Carter centenary is accelerating into the homestretch. Everybody's Talkin'
- Sanger explains that some horses are bothered by ‘the wall of sound they hit as they turn the corner into the homestretch in front of the grandstand.’
- Everything really is fine and we're on the homestretch, I promise.
- Stewart was pummeling his typewriter with a force that suggested a man in the homestretch, a man close to climax. ABOUT THE AUTHOR
- As the postseason begins its month-long run the intriguing subplot is this: Can teams which have struggled so mightily down the homestretch reverse the pattern. USATODAY.com - Tigers want better postscript after regular-season tailspin
- We may not be the guy to beat coming down the homestretch, but we're doing well right now.
- But down the homestretch, he contained his trademark "snarkiness" by "minimizing the chances for a nasty mayoral moment" with shorter press conferences. Jerry Weissman: Campaign Coaching II
- Stewart was pummeling his typewriter with a force that suggested a man in the homestretch, a man close to climax. ABOUT THE AUTHOR
- In the homestretch to 2015, we see the momentum continuing to build, especially to combat maternal and neonatal mortality, another item on your agenda.