Phrase

Photo Finish

Meaning:

A photograph taken at the finish line. Also refers to competitions that are very close towards the end.

Examples:

  • Now for the results of the photo finish.
  • Ladies and gentlemen, we have a photo finish.
  • The result of the photo finish has been determined.
  • The superimposition of the strata, on the other hand, can only occur when one thinks that everything has finished, each temporality paralysed and each unit frozen like in a photo finish.
  • The race was so close there was a photo finish.

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