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Idiom (to) cut it (a little) close
Meaning to try to do too much before a deadline; to not leave enough time to get a task done
Example Jerry promised his customer he'd ship out the farm equipment by the end of the week. Since we haven't assembled it yet, I think that's cutting it close.

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