to cover 90 percent of one's destined distance brings the traveler no farther than the midway point -- the last part of an endeavor is the hardest to finish.; a thing is not done until it is done.; one must sustain one's effort when a task is nearing completion.; the ninety miles is only half of a hundredmiles journey -- the going is toughest towards the end of a journey
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Trade deals are often concluded at the eleventh hour 贸易协定谈判通常行百里者半九十。
