in closing
To sum up
In closing signals the final remarks of a speech, letter, or formal statement: In closing, I want to thank everyone who made this possible.
The phrase announces that what follows will wrap things up—a transition to concluding thoughts rather than new material.
It appears most often in prepared addresses, business correspondence, and ceremonial contexts.
- finallyAt the end
- lastlyAt the end
- to concludeBring to an end
- conclusionEnd or deduction
- farewellLeave-taking expression
summary · wrapping up · to wrap up · ending · parting words · signing off · to summarize · ultimately · goodbye · final thoughts · send-off · curtain call · last words · summing up · epilogue · coda · finale · adieu
- Conclusion phrasesin conclusion, to conclude, finally, to sum up, in summary
- summariessummary, synopsis, summaries, abstract, abstracts
- speech partsintroduction, opening remarks, greeting, salutation, prologue
- endingsending, the end, finish, final, end
- transitionstransition, blending, segue, fade, changeover
in closingto begin
To start something
first of all · to start · in the beginning · initially · firstly
in closingto elaborate
Explain in greater depth
furthermore · moreover · in addition · that said · moving forward
close, closing, closed, closer, closest, closely, closeness, enclose, enclosed