last mile
The final stage of delivery of goods, etc., from a distribution centre to the…The final stage of delivery of goods, etc., from a distribution centre to the consumer, often involving greater effort or expense.
» We drove most of the way but had to walk the last three miles.
Wir sind fast den ganzen Weg gefahren, die letzten fünf Kilometer mußten wir aber laufen.
Meaning
2 senses(attributive, idiomatic, often)The final stage of delivery of goods, etc., from a distribution centre to the consumer, often involving greater effort or expense.
(attributive, idiomatic, often)The portion of the infrastructure that carries communication signals from the main system to the end user's business or home, often involving greater expense to install and maintain, and lower transmission speeds.
The problem getting to all these remote customers is still the last mile, no matter how far they live from the switch.
letzte Meile
последняя ми́ляposlednjaja mílja
остання миляostannja mylja
- the last walk of a condemned person to the execution place
Examples
5 sentencesWe drove most of the way but had to walk the last three miles.
deWir sind fast den ganzen Weg gefahren, die letzten fünf Kilometer mußten wir aber laufen. — Waldelfe
We drove most of the way, but we had to walk the last three miles.
You still can't drive all the way there. You'll have to walk the last three miles.
ruТуда по-прежнему нельзя доехать напрямик. Последние три мили придётся идти пешком. — Ooneykcall
The last mile is the longest.
A white car has been tailing me for the last two miles.
deEin weißes Auto ist mir die letzten zwei Meilen gefolgt. — samueldora
Translations
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Forms
plural: last miles| Singular | last mile |
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