down to the wire

English - Turkish

Definition of down to the wire in English Turkish dictionary

{k} son ana kadar: They worked right down to the wire. Son ana kadar çalıştılar

son dakikaya kadar

san dakikaya kadar

Related Terms

down to wire

aşağı tel

be down to the wire

{k} (bir şeyi yapmak için tanınan mühlet) bitmek üzere olmak; (bir işin) sonuna yaklaşmış olmak: We're down to the wire. Bu işin sonuna

English - English

Definition of down to the wire in English English dictionary

At the very end of a process or project, especially one with a fast-approaching deadline

He was almost done with the paper, but tomorrow's due date meant it would be down to the wire.

Hyphenation

Down to the wire

Turkish pronunciation

daun tı dhi wayr

Synonyms

down to the short strokes

Pronunciation

/ˈdoun tə ᴛʜē ˈwīr/ /ˈdaʊn tə ðiː ˈwaɪr/

Etymology

() From horse racing: approaching the wire that marks the winning line.