and finally
To wrap up
And finally is a phrase introducing the last item in a sequence or the conclusion of a discourse.
It signals that what follows completes a list or wraps up an argument: And finally, I'd like to thank my family.
In broadcast journalism, "and finally" often introduces a lighthearted story at the end of a news program.
- at lastAfter prolonged waiting
- last but not leastPhrase signaling final item matters
- endingFinal portion of something
- at the endIn the final position
- epilogueConcluding literary section
denouement · ultimately · closing remarks · signing off · wrap-up · conclusion · closing · culmination · summing up · lastly · swan song · eventually · in summary · tail end · endgame · wrapping up · closure · last words
sequence position
and finallyfirstly
Introducing the initial point
first of all · to begin with · first and foremost · to start with · initially