jock, Jockeying, go down to the wire. Everyone wanted in. But you had to be invited. I remember jockeying for one of those early invites.

The shame closet era of the internet had a beginning. It was 20 years ago that Google unveiled Gmail. If you were not an internet user back then, it is hard to describe the astonishment that greeted Google’s announcement. Inboxes routinely topped out at 15 megabytes. Google was offering a free gigabyte, dozens and dozens of times more. Everyone wanted in. But you had to be invited. I remember jockeying for one of those early invites. I remember the thrill of finding one. I felt lucky. I felt chosen.

新聞：道瓊公司的最大股東家族對於News Corp提出的50億美元收購案仍舉棋不定。

G1oes Down to the Wire 是以前賽馬的最後用線來決定先後名次。So, a race that was undecided until the very last moment was said to go down to the wire.

Bancrofts' Jockeying Goes Down to the Wire

Dow Jones's controlling shareholders, the Bancroft family, were still deliberating late Sunday whether to sell to News Corp., which has offered $5 billion for the publisher.

jock 熱心人

jockey

/ˈdʒɒki/

noun

1. a person who rides in horse races, especially as a profession.

   "a former champion jockey"

   Similar:

   rider

   horseman

   horsewoman

   equestrian

   hoop

verb

1. struggle by every available means to gain or achieve something.

   "both men will be jockeying for the two top jobs"