Noun
a line indicating the location of the finish of a race
Source: WordNetLife is a Sisyphean race, run ever faster towards a finishing line that is merely the start of the next race. Matt Ridley
Marketing is a race without a finishing line. Philip Kotler
Business is much less transparent than a win in a Grand Prix; in a race you drive over the finishing line first and you have won. In business it is different. Niki Lauda
They will carry us over the finishing line every so often, and we'll carry them over the line other times. It's a mutual respect at the moment. Phil Brown (footballer)