go, come, etc. (right) down to the wire
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go, come, etc. (right) down to the wire — idiom
1. To reach the final moment before a result is known, with great uncertainty.
1.idiom
Definition
To reach the final moment before a result is known, with great uncertainty.
Example
The election went right down to the wire before the winner was announced.
Our project came down to the wire, but we finished on time.