0 the stage at which it is no longer possible to stop what you are doing and when its effects cannot now be avoided or prevented: --
1 the stage in a process when it is too late to change what you are doing so that you must continue: --
2 the stage at which it is no longer possible to stop what you are doing, and when its effects cannot now be avoided or prevented: --
We can complete it step by step however long the road is and it can't be completed however short the road is if you don't even mark your footprint.
We kunnen het stap voor stap voltooien, hoe lang de weg ook is en het kan niet worden voltooid, hoe kort de weg ook is, als je niet eens je voetafdruk markeert.