Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sprint finish

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.91 in modern English

Syllables: sprint- fin-ish
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A sprint at the end of a race, usually to decide the winner.

noun

A hurried commotion at the end of a long process

Example Sentences

"It was the first marathon I'd ever taken part in – and, unbelievably, I won. I needed a sprint finish to do it, too. Honestly, there couldn't have been anything more than the thickness of a vest."
"It was a sprint finish and I won by a tiny margin, but I beat some notable senior national level runners for the first time"
"If you need to make a sprint finish to your date or get held up in traffic, this will just add to the pressure!"

Inflected Forms

sprint finishes (plural)

Questions

What does sprint finish mean?: A sprint at the end of a race, usually to decide the winner.

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