Sentence examples for home straight from inspiring English sources

'home straight' is correct and can be used in written English.
It is used to describe the final part of a process or journey, when the goal is almost in sight. For example: The team is in the home straight, just one final race and they will win the championship.

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home straight

noun

The straight part of a running track (or similar) leading to the finishing line.

  • He got boxed in amongst four African runners in the back straight of the last lap, and was only able to get out into the clear coming into the home straight.

Exact(60)

Then the home straight.

We're on to the home straight.

Bjørn is in the home straight.

The team fly home straight afterwards.

You are on the home straight.

"He was still towing me into the home straight.

At 60 he announced himself "into the home straight".

Coming into the home straight, he was sixth.

Halfway down the home straight, Jeilan was at Farah's shoulder.

But we're on the home straight now, towards the poetry.

And who's that coming up the home straight?

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