under the wire

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Englisch - Türkisch
zar zor
son dakikada
zar zor/son dakikada
Englisch - Englisch
Across the finish line

Lying forward flattened along Sunfish's hard-muscled shoulders, Bud was gaining and gaining—one length, then two lengths as he shot under the wire, slowed and rode back to find a silent crowd watching him.

At the last minute; before the deadline; barely on time; nearly late

Russians had heard rumors, and foreign correspondents had obtained confirmation, that the Dictator will soon drastically tighten up proverbially loose Bolshevik divorce laws. In a panic to get in under the wire, every Moscow mate who has recently thought of divorce was last week jamming the official bureaus.

under the wire
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