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The longest stage of any project, ironically named for its proximity to the end.
means Putting the supposed last touches on something, a process that rarely turns out to be last.
from From Latin finalis, meaning of the end, via final — the -izing suffix turning the absolute into an endless verb you can keep doing forever.
False finishOften followed by re-finalizing the finalized.
Email habitatLives mostly in subject lines and status updates.
Plural paradoxFinal versions routinely number in the dozens.