to a finish

ADJECTIVE

till hell freezes over

Synonyms

WEAK

till you're blue in the face to the end

NOUN

consummation

Synonyms

STRONG

cleanup completion culmination end payoff perfection realization wrap

WEAK

doing it to a T mop-up wind-up wrap up

Antonyms

STRONG

beginning commencement imperfection opening start

WEAK

failure unfulfillment

Example Sentences

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Williams won the final three frames of the session, including fighting back from 41-0 behind in the ninth frame, in a match that will be played to a finish on Sunday evening.

From BBC • Apr. 18, 2026

“They’re just constantly running to a finish line that’s never there. It’s constantly out of their reach.”

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 5, 2023

On Thursday, though, it just felt like a march to a finish line painted intrusively on the earth.

From New York Times • Jun. 9, 2023

“But how to get to a finish line with integrity and to be able to look back and be proud of everything that came before, and unfortunately that’s increasingly rare.”

From Seattle Times • Apr. 18, 2023

Otherwise everyone would have wanted it to go to a finish.

From "The Old Man and The Sea" by Ernest Hemingway

to a finish

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