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Meaning of home stretch in English

home stretch
noun [ S ]
US (also homestretch)
uk
/ˌhəʊm ˈstretʃ/ us
/ˌhoʊm ˈstretʃ/
(UK home straight)
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the last part of something that is being done:
on the home stretch It's taken three months, but we're on the home stretch now.
We're now heading into the homestretch of this divisive presidential campaign.
the last part of a race:
The crowd was cheering loudly as she came into the home stretch.
A headwind blew down the home stretch, making conditions even more difficult.
After winning her semifinal, she faded to fourth in the homestretch of the final.
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(Definition of home stretch from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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home stretch
noun [ U ]
us
/ˈhoʊm ˈstretʃ/
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the last part of a race or other activity:
We’ve been on this project for three months, but we’re in the home stretch now.
(Definition of home stretch from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
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