English / idiom
Down to the Wire
MEANING IN ENGLISH
Continuing until the very last moment; a contest or deadline that remains undecided until the end.
In context
01
Even when wedding preparations came down to the wire, the organizers remained polite and composed.
02
The boardroom debate went down to the wire, but both executives observed mutual decorum throughout.
Synonyms
to the final minute,neck and neck,till the eleventh hour
Antonyms
decided early,foregone conclusion,comfortably ahead
Collocations
go down to the wire,race down to the wire,come down to the wire