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.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Reuben	['ru:bən]
Martin	MAHR-tən (English), mar-TEN (French), MAHR-teen (German, Finnish), MAHR-tin (Swedish, Norwegian, Danish), MAWR-teen (Hungarian), mahr-TIN (Bulgarian)	English, French, German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Russian, Romanian, Czech, Slovak, Slovene, Croa
August	['ɔ:gəst]
VoldemĀRs	-	Latvian
Echo	E-ko (English)	Greek Mythology
Fleurette	flə-RET (English)	French (Rare), Dutch (Rare), English (Rare)