finishing lines
Where races end
Finishing lines are the marked boundaries that runners, cyclists, or racers cross to complete a course—the moment that determines victory or defeat.
The term extends to any final boundary or endpoint: The project's finishing lines kept moving as requirements changed.
In creative contexts, finishing lines may refer to the concluding sentences of a piece of writing.
- checkered flagRacing's final signal
- completionAct of finishing
- neck and neckExactly even in competition
- down to the wireUnresolved until the final moment
- conclusionEnd or deduction
end · culmination · podium · outcome · racecourse · results · trophy · closure · racetrack · home stretch · last lap · sprinters · marathoners · race day · resolution · tape · deadline · ribbon
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First sentences of something
starting blocks · starting gates · starting points · launch pads · pole positions
finishing linesstarting points
Where something originates
beginnings · opening lines · origins · first steps · points of departure
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