final dash

Frequency: 6.25.5 per million words

the last hurried effort to reach a destination or deadline

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Examples (10)

  • The runner made a final dash for the finish line.
  • We're in the final dash to complete the project before the deadline.
  • After getting through security, it was a final dash to the boarding gate.
  • It's always a final dash to the shops on Christmas Eve for last-minute gifts.
  • The candidate is making a final dash across the state in the last days of the campaign.
  • Next week will be a final dash to get everything ready for the wedding.
  • I'll never forget the final dash to submit my thesis just minutes before the office closed.
  • The team's final dash to meet quarterly targets involved working late every night.
  • As the storm approached, there was a final dash to bring the boats into the harbor.
  • The excitement of the final dash is what makes competitive racing so thrilling.