final step
Finishing action taken
The final step is the last action in a sequence or process—the one that completes it.
Instructions end with a final step: The final step is to let the bread cool before slicing.
Figuratively, it can mark a point of no return or decisive action: Signing the papers was the final step in their divorce.
- conclusionEnd or deduction
- completionAct of finishing
- lastFinal in sequence
- endingFinal portion of something
- last mileJourney's terminal segment
climax · culmination · finishing touch · threshold · denouement · close · wrap-up · endgame · resolution · moment of truth · breakthrough · achievement · summit · point of no return · crossing · milestone · closure · ultimate
- assembly instructionsparts list, diagram, exploded view, screws, bolts
- stagesbeginning, start, end, middle, early
- stepsfootstep, pace, stride, tread, stomp
- endingsending, the end, close, end, conclusion
- No turning backpoint of no return, Rubicon, burn bridges, all or nothing, crossed the line
- workplace disciplinedisciplinary action, disciplinary hearing, disciplinary record, disciplinary review, corrective action
final stepfirst step
Initial action taken
beginning · starting point · first stage · point of departure · inception
final stepgroundwork
Foundational preparation for something
foundation · setup · first step · starting point · commencement
final, step, finals, finally, finality, finale, finish, finite, define