Term Gallery logo

Meanings of last one 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
Synonyms
Examples for "last mile"
Examples for "last mile"
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
1
Northug faded over the last kilometer to come home in 11th.
Reuters
2
The last kilometer was a murderous ride uphill through groves of knotted olive trees.
The monster of florence
3
We jog the last kilometer.
The Hyperion Cantos
4
Leaving the bodies piled where they fell in the darkening tunnel, she jogs the last kilometer or so to the level of the river.
The Hyperion Cantos
1
After the first mile the scrub became much thinner; ground slightly undulating.
Explorations in Australia / The Journals of John McDouall Stuart...
2
From the first mile these two riders were the best of companions.
The Sky Line of Spruce
3
The waterproof garments that she wore were priceless after the first mile.
The Snowshoe Trail
4
After the first mile, the man let down one of the windows.
Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. 3, July, 1851
5
I hadn't run in weeks and the first mile was a slog.
Bones of the Lost
Translations for last one mile