reach the final round

/riːtʃ ðə ˈfaɪnəl raʊnd/

verb phrase

  1. to succeed in progressing to the last stage of a competition, selection process, election, or series of discussions

    B1

    transitive phrase: reach + the final roundneutral

    • "Our team reached the final round of the tournament."B1
    • "After several challenging matches, she reached the final round of the competition."B2
    • "Only two candidates reached the final round of the selection process."C1

Common mistakes

  • reach to the final round→reach the final round

    Reach is not followed by 'to' when it means 'arrive at or get to' a stage.

Collocations

reach the final round of a competitionreach the final round of negotiationsreach the final round of voting