They're coming down to the wire.
And the game would go down to the wire.
He publicly predicted that the race would come down to the wire.
The title fight again went down to the wire.
Both games in 2006 were tight contests that came down to the wire.
With a home crowd behind them, the game came down to the wire, and was tied at the end of regulation.
As with the rest of my life, it all came down to the wire.
Anyone could have won as it went down to the wire.