As the world stayed tuned to endless TV and their website graphics inching Joe Biden towards the magical figure of 270 which would secure him the White House, newspaper editors across the world looked nervously at their watches and bit fingernails as deadlines came and went.
And while the course of democracy never ran smooth, the harsh hand of a deadline waits for no journalist.
Finally, when TV networks called Pennsylvania for Democrat candidate Joe Biden on Saturday, the 2020 Presidential election looked to be over.
And while incumbent president Dnald Trump may have something to say about it yet, newspapers across the world were happy to press the button and get their pages moving.
Here are a selection of some of the best.
9. Denmark's Politiken newspaper went with the oneword headline 'Vinder' or 'Winner' over a photo of Biden
Denmark's Politiken newspaper went with the oneword headline 'Vinder' or 'Winner' over a photo of Biden Photo: Politiken
10. Stockholm's Dagens Nyheter introduces Biden as the US's next president
Stockholm's Dagens Nyheter introduces Biden as the US's next president Photo: Dagens nyheter
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Ireland's Sunday Independent breathes a sigh of relief for the world Photo: Sunday Independent
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The Sydney Morning Herald seeks to strike a concilatory tone Photo: sydney morning herald