under the wire
Example Sentences
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This passes, just under the wire, as humor because of the rhyme.
Meanwhile, he continued finding weak spots in the border and leading people under the wire.
From Literature
The Paramount bid was seen as an attempt to slip in under the wire because other large companies, including Amazon, Apple and Netflix, may have been interested in buying the studios, streaming service and leafy studio lot in Burbank.
From Los Angeles Times
So she made it under the wire.”
From Los Angeles Times
May 18-20, 22 “Schoenberg in Hollywood” at the Nimoy Arnold Schoenberg’s 150th birthday last fall still calls for celebration during the official 2024-25 season and getting in just under the wire will be the about-time West Coast premiere of “Schoenberg in Hollywood,” produced by the music department at UCLA, where Schoenberg once taught.
From Los Angeles Times
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