final sprint
Last desperate push
The final sprint is the last burst of concentrated effort before a deadline or finish line.
Runners save energy for a final sprint to the tape.
Workers pull late nights during the final sprint before a product launch.
The phrase emphasizes intensity and urgency: We're in the final sprint before the election.
- finish lineRace completion marker
- homestretchLast portion before completion
- dashQuick burst or pinch
- bell lapRace's concluding circuit
- pushForce something away
burst · race · all out · exhaustion · adrenaline · pace · second wind · kick · stride · sweat · breathless · endgame · crunch time · deadline · last leg · closing · surge · momentum
- Speed Skatingspeed skating, short track, oval track, 1500 meter, 5000 meter
- racing tacticsovertaking, drafting, late braking, racing line, pit strategy
final sprintstarting block
Angled foothold for runners
first leg · warm-up · warm-up lap · slow start · steady state
final sprintmarathon pace
Speed maintained over 26.2
walking pace · coasting · plodding · amble · saunter
final sprintgroundwork
Foundational preparation for something
kickoff · inception · starting blocks · first steps · long slog
final, sprint, finals, finally, finality, finale, finalize, finalized, finalizing