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.
5. The Observer in London showed a beaming Joe Biden
The Observer, London Photo: The Observer, London
6. The Sunday Mail
The Sunday Mail in Glasgow pokes fun at Trump in its second subdeck Photo: The Sunday Mail
7. The Toronto Sun shows its support for Biden
Canad's Tornonto Sun shows its support for the Democrat candidate Photo: Toronto Sun
8. The Jerusalem Post used words directly from the mouth of the new President elect to tell the story
The Jerusalem Post used words directly from the mouth of the new President elect to tell the story Photo: Jerusalem Post