Homestretch

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  homestretch \homestretch\ n.
     1. the straight segment of a racetrack leading to the finish
        line. [WordNet sense 1]
        [WordNet 1.5]
  
     2. Hence: [fig.] The last or concluding part of any extended


        activity that has a definite conclusion; the final phase
        of any activity; as, the election was neck-and-neck in the
        homestretch.
        [PJC] hometown

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  homestretch
       n 1: the end of an enterprise; "they were on the homestretch when
            the computer crashed"
       2: the straight stretch of a racetrack leading to the finish
          line