homestretch
['hәumstretʃ]
n.
(赛)胜跑道



homestretch
[ noun ]

1. the end of an enterprise

<noun.event>
they were on the homestretch when the computer crashed

2. the straight stretch of a racetrack leading to the finish line

<noun.artifact>

homestretch \homestretch\ n.
1. the straight segment of a racetrack leading to the finish
line. [WordNet sense 1]
[WordNet 1.5]

2. Hence: [fig.] The last or concluding part of any extended
activity that has a definite conclusion; the final phase
of any activity; as, the election was neck-and-neck in the
homestretch.
[PJC]