1918 C. S. Myers 13 Thus when the fatigue involved is slight, and the influence of practice or of end-spurt is sufficiently great, a larger instead of a smaller output of work will occur towards the end of the day's work.
1963 J. M. Fraser (ed. 2) xvii. 222 A very dramatic effect in speeding up the tempo..by..extending the influence shown in the ‘end-spurt’.