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in_the_loop_175 to the deadline Synonym: eleventh hourCompare to: in the nick of time; under the wire Time

Accepted Answer

DOWN TO THE WIRE The newspaper article was due no later than 4 o’clock and the editor got it in at exactly 3:59. He went right down to the wire.Some students write their best research papers if they wait until the night before they are due. They leave them until they are down to the wire. Whereas eleventh hour means late, down to the wire, under the wire and in the nick of time convey the sense of being just barely in time.

Id	in_the_loop_175
Idiom	DOWN TO THE WIRE
Definition	to the deadline
Examples	The newspaper article was due no later than 4 o’clock and the editor got it in at exactly 3:59. He went right down to the wire. Some students write their best research papers if they wait until the night before they are due. They leave them until they are down to the wire.
Cross-Refs	Synonym: eleventh hour Compare to: in the nick of time; under the wire
Extra Info	Whereas eleventh hour means late, down to the wire, under the wire and in the nick of time convey the sense of being just barely in time.
Category	Time

Wire Eleventh Hour Nick Time Loop Deadline Newspaper