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Meanings of last mile in English

Russian
последняя миля
Portuguese
último quilômetro

Phrase used by the communications industries to refer to the final leg of network delivery.

последняя миля
Usage of last mile in English
1
For the last mile or two the horse took its own way.
The Breaking Point
2
The hike in had felt like the last mile of an ultra-marathon.
Climbing Magazine
3
Will you join me now, and we'll walk this last mile together?
State of the Union Addresses
4
The last mile of our walk was performed in the dark.
The Naturalist on the River Amazons
5
Several wise professionals guided me through the last mile of the publishing process.
Pandemonium
6
I didn't come all this way to be thwarted by the last mile.'
The Naked God
7
On the ground, that last mile can still be quite a hard sell.
The Guardian
8
Major Veasey smiled, and we started on the last mile and a half.
Pushed and the Return Push
9
To Ferndean I came just ere dusk, walking the last mile.
The World's Greatest Books — Volume 02 — Fiction
10
In fact, there hasn't been any trail for the last mile.
The Forbidden Trail
11
Nothing happened, and we walked our last mile with sound wind and limbs.
The Argosy, Vol. 51, No. 5, May, 1891
12
But when it comes to the last mile, both companies envision a wireless future.
Wired
13
At the beginning of the last mile Harvard was scarcely two lengths in advance.
Frank Merriwell's Races
14
You worked hard for 12 years and you are now in your last mile.
The South African
15
Venerable sir, thou hast borne the burdens of the world to the last mile-post.
The Golden Censer / Or, the duties of to-day, the hopes of the f...
16
The last mile of the utilidor was dusty and disused.
Return to Pleasure Island
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