under the wire

Example Sentences

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Just under the wire I’d made it, I’d done it, I’d prevented the charge.

From Literature

This passes, just under the wire, as humor because of the rhyme.

From The Wall Street Journal

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