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The last bit, where exhaustion and hope sprint side by side.
means The final part of a task, race, or journey, when the end is finally close enough to see.
from Straight from horse racing — the 'home stretch' is the straight final section of track leading to the finish line, as opposed to the turns and backstretch earlier in the course. The literal track term galloped into everyday language by the 1800s to describe any last leg of an effort, the finish line now a deadline, a diploma, or a long drive home instead of a grandstand.
- origin
- racetrack term for the final straightaway to the finish
- psychology
- motivation spikes most near perceived endpoints
- irony
- often feels longer than the rest of the race combined