Meaning:
A tense situation in a competition where things are evenly matched and the outcome is going to be decided only in the last few seconds.
Examples:
- Talk about cutting it down to the wire, huh?
- Still, it came down to the wire.
- Down to the wire.
- Down to the wire.
- They wanted this to go down to the wire so they can get the best deal.
- As the multiple negotiations went down to the wire, the Presidency maintained a steady hand at the helm and a cool head in a difficult situation.