cut it close



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cut it close

To do or complete something very near to its limit, especially of time. We'll be cutting it close, but we should get there just before the movie starts.
See also: close, cut

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
NannieNAN-eeEnglish
Tzeitel-Yiddish
RatuRAH-tooIndonesian
Francescu-Corsican
Pernilleper-NEEL-leDanish, Norwegian
RonaldRAHN-əldScottish, English