down to the wire

成語所屬單字wire

down to the wire — 慣用語

1. continuing until the very last possible moment before a result or decision is re

1.慣用語
釋義

到最後關頭;分秒必爭

continuing until the very last possible moment before a result or decision is reached

例句

The election was down to the wire, with the final votes counted after midnight.

Our team's project went down to the wire, but we submitted it just before the deadline.