finish line

Noun

finish line (plural finish lines)

1. A line marking the end of a race.
   • The five exhausted runners crossed the finish line one after the other.

   Synonyms:

   finishing line

2. (broadly, figuratively) The end of a process.
   • The race to the finish line has started already according to Jürgen Klopp and by those punishing standards Liverpool have faltered badly.2017 January 21, Andy Hunter, “Gylfi Sigurdsson and Swansea stun Liverpool in five-goal thriller”, in The Guardian
   • “In the fight for voting rights, this vote was the starting gun, not the finish line,” said Senator Chuck Schumer, Democrat of New York and the majority leader. “We will not let it go. We will not let it die. This voter suppression cannot stand.”2021 June 22, Nicholas Fandos, “Republicans Block Voting Rights Bill, Dealing Blow to Biden and Democrats”, in The New York Times