追(お)い込(こ)み

おいこみ
noun
final push; last spurt; home stretch
worktime-period
1. final push; last spurt; home stretch
The concentrated effort made in the closing stage of a task, a race, or a period of study, when the deadline or finish line is close.
最後(さいご)の追(お)い込(こ)みだ。
This is the final push.
試験(しけん)前(まえ)の追(お)い込(こ)みで毎日(まいにち)寝不足(ねぶそく)だ。
With the final push before the exam, I am short of sleep every day.
納期(のうき)が近(ちか)いので、今週(こんしゅう)から追(お)い込(こ)みをかけることになった。
Since the deadline is near, we have decided to make a final push starting this week.

The noun form of 追(お)い込(こ)む (to drive into, to corner). In this use the sense is not "cornering someone" but rather driving a task toward the finish.

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Usage

It is used most often of exam study, work deadlines, and the closing laps of a race. In racing it also names a running style in which a horse or runner holds back and overtakes at the end.

Related Words

Compare: ラストスパート (final push)
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Added 2026.8.9 12:19 · Revised 2026.9.6 9:20
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