at the end

When it's over

At the end marks the final portion or conclusion of something in space or time: at the end of the street, at the end of the movie.

It often signals where something finishes or what remains after everything else: At the end of the day, what matters is that you tried.

This last usage has become a common phrase meaning "ultimately" or "when all is considered."

closure

conclusion

End or deduction

completion · termination · denouement · epilogue · coda · finish · cessation · windup · shutdown · stoppage

finality

terminus

Final destination point

expiration · annihilation · destruction · dissolution · disappearance · obliteration · eradication · elimination · quietus · expiry

twilight

dusk

Dimming after sundown

nightfall · sundown · eventide · crepuscule · vesper · dimness · shadows · darkening · afterglow · blue hour

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temporal/sequential position

at the endat the beginning

At the start

in the beginning · at first · initially · from the start · in the middle

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Abstract · Everyday, not technical · Rated G