down-to-the-wire

The student went down to the wire , turning in her essay just as the class bell rang .

It had almost come down to the wire as Metorex shareholders were set to vote on the Vale offer later this month.

Peter always waits until the last minute to do his work. I could never leave it down to the wire like that .

Diplomats said negotiations were likely to come down to the wire as Abbas plans to submit the request on Friday.

Russian aircraft programmes - even in Soviet times - have often had year-end deadlines to complete first flights that came down to the wire.

"Taking it down to the wire, " he says, "makes it all about bargaining and less about creativity. "

til the last minute to do his work. I could never leave it down to the wire like that.

The same goes for Virginia and Ohio, states where the polls have predicted a down-to-the-wire race.

The most controversial issue in the Taiwan election right down to the wire remains re-unification or independence.

"Unfortunately, for a series of political reasons, we are down to the wire, " he added.

As the contest went down to the wire, he became very nervous.

This is down to the wire I'm such a perfect angel music.

Shirley: That's because I never leave it down to the wire.

So the race to find a suitable replacement technology is coming down to the wire.

Wecan't relax ourselves until it is down to the wire.

When the race comes down to the wire, this is the shoe of choice for victory.

We worked right down to the wire, and finished everything