the home straightBrE/ðə ˌhəʊm ˈstreɪt/NAmE/ðə ˌhoʊm ˈstreɪt/ (especiallyBrE) (also the home·stretchBrE/ˈhəʊmstretʃ/NAmE/ˈhoʊmstretʃ/especially inNAmE) noun[sing.]thelastpartofarace(速度比赛的)最后阶段,冲刺阶段thelastpartofanactivity, etc. whenitisnearlycompleted(活动等的)最后部分,接近完成的阶段