by wire

by telegraph

用電報，通過電報

down to the wire

(informal)used to denote a situation whose outcome is not decided until the very last minute

(非正式)到最后一刻；直至最后；最終

it was probable that the test of nerves would go down to the wire.

有可能神經檢查是最后一項。

get one's wires crossed

it was probable that the test of nerves would go down to the wire.

有可能神經檢查是最后一項。

wire-to-wire

(N. Amer. informal)from start to finish

(北美，非正式)從起點到終點；自始至終

down to the wire【非正式用語】

To the very end, as in a race or contest.

堅持到最后：如賽跑或比賽中到最后一刻，最終

under the wire

&I{Sports} At the finish line.

&I{【體育運動】} 在終點線處

&I{Informal} Just in the nick of time; at the last moment.

【非正式用語】 及時；在最后一刻