finish line
Where runners stop
The finish line is the marked boundary at the end of a race, the point competitors must cross to complete the course: She crossed the finish line just ahead of her rival.
Figuratively, any endpoint of sustained effort: After years of work, the project is finally approaching the finish line.
Long-distance footrace
- perseveranceSustained resolve despite obstacles
- staminaCapacity for sustained effort
- gritDetermination or abrasive particles
- determinationFirmness of purpose
final push · grueling · long-haul · exhaustion · last leg · hitting the wall · second wind · digging deep
Competition of speed
- sprintBrief maximum-speed effort
- marathonLong-distance footrace
- trackPath or monitored route
- lapOne complete circuit
heat · relay · qualifying · circuit · time trial · podium · runner-up · semifinals
Desired end result
- milestoneNotable event marking progress
- completionAct of finishing
- culminationHighest or final point
- destinationIntended arrival point
endpoint · fulfillment · attainment · breakthrough · accomplishment · realization · benchmark · target
Resounding, celebrated victory
- championTop competitor, or advocate
- winnerOne who prevails
- podiumRaised platform for speakers
- medalistCompetition award recipient
celebration · jubilation · gold · laurels · record-breaking · victor · glory · arms raised
marathon
Long-distance footrace
- perseveranceSustained resolve despite obstacles
- staminaCapacity for sustained effort
- gritDetermination or abrasive particles
determination · final push · grueling · long-haul · exhaustion · last leg · hitting the wall · second wind · digging deep · slogging
race
Competition of speed
lap · heat · relay · qualifying · circuit · time trial · podium · runner-up · semifinals · leaderboard
goal
Desired end result
- milestoneNotable event marking progress
- completionAct of finishing
- culminationHighest or final point
destination · endpoint · fulfillment · attainment · breakthrough · accomplishment · realization · benchmark · target · objective
triumph
Resounding, celebrated victory
medalist · celebration · jubilation · gold · laurels · record-breaking · victor · glory · arms raised · personal best
- OlympicsOlympics, Olympic Games, Summer Olympics, Winter Olympics, Olympic medal
- horse racingthoroughbred, horse racing, racehorse, flat race, horses
- motorsportsracing, race, race tracks, Daytona 500, racing teams
- track and fieldtrack and field, sprinters, sprinter, sprinting, sprint
- Field Daysack race, three-legged race, relay race, tug of war, egg and spoon race
- game boardsgame board, squares, spaces, tiles, hex
finish linestarting line
Race's initial position
start line · starting point · starting block · start · starting blocks
finish linebeginning
Initial stage of something
starting point · origin · commencement · outset · point of departure