down to the wire (ダウン トゥ ザ ワイヤー)

Idiom Sports

意味

until the very last moment; close to the deadline

最後の瞬間まで; 締め切りぎりぎりまで (saigo no shunkan made; shimekiri girigiri made)

例文

"The game went down to the wire, but they won in the end."

"試合は最後の瞬間まで続いたが、結局彼らが勝った。" (shiai wa saigo no shunkan made tsuzuita ga, kekkyoku karera ga katta)