end of the line
Where journeys conclude
End of the line is the final stop—where a train, bus, or journey terminates.
Figuratively, it marks the point beyond which something cannot continue: It's the end of the line for this project, When the funding dried up, that was the end of the line.
Often signals finality or defeat.
End or deduction
- finaleConcluding part of performance
- culminationHighest or final point
- completionAct of finishing
- climaxPoint of greatest intensity
denouement · end point · finish · wrap-up · closure · termination · last chapter · swan song
Sudden loss of power
- demiseCessation of existence
- collapseSudden structural failure
- bankruptcyLegal status when insolvent
- ruinComplete destruction or collapse
defeat · washout · bust · fiasco · debacle · finished · washed up · curtains
At the endpoint
- stationFixed stopping point
- depotVehicle storage facility
- platformRaised flat structure
- last stopRoute's final station
subway · railway · bus stop · junction · hub · interchange · track · ticket office
Person from earlier generations
- bloodlineAncestry through generations
- family treeChart of ancestors
- dynastySuccessive family rulers
- extinctionComplete vanishing of a species
childless · posterity · ancestry · succession · pedigree
conclusion
End or deduction
- finaleConcluding part of performance
- culminationHighest or final point
- completionAct of finishing
climax · denouement · end point · finish · wrap-up · closure · termination · last chapter · swan song · final stage
downfall
Sudden loss of power
- demiseCessation of existence
- collapseSudden structural failure
- bankruptcyLegal status when insolvent
ruin · defeat · washout · bust · fiasco · debacle · finished · washed up · curtains · game over
terminal
At the endpoint
last stop · subway · railway · bus stop · junction · hub · interchange · track · ticket office · announcement
descendant
Person from earlier generations
- bloodlineAncestry through generations
- family treeChart of ancestors
- dynastySuccessive family rulers
extinction · childless · posterity · ancestry · succession · pedigree
- terminusesbus station, train station, rail terminal, airport terminal, ferry terminal
- train termsall aboard, engine, departure time, arrival time, passenger car
- endingsthe end, finish, close, final, end
end of the linestarting point
Place of commencement
beginning · origin · point of departure · trailhead · jumping-off point
end of the lineopen road
Unobstructed route ahead
fresh start · clean slate · blank canvas · untapped potential · bright future
line, ending, ended, lines, lineage, linear, endings, liner, terminus