last chapter
Book's final section
The last chapter is the final section of a book, but figuratively it refers to the concluding phase of any extended situation or endeavor.
Someone in the last chapter of their career is approaching retirement.
The last chapter of a relationship suggests its ending is near.
The phrase often carries a sense of finality or closure: We're entering the last chapter of this saga.
- endingFinal portion of something
- finaleConcluding part of performance
- the endFinal point of something
- conclusionEnd or deduction
- epilogueConcluding literary section
resolution · closing scene · closing · farewell · denouement · final · goodbye · curtain · happily ever after · climax · turning point · wrapping · testament · sequel · bookmark · pages · turning · bittersweet
last chapterfirst chapter
Book's introductory segment
opening chapter · chapter one · opening · beginning · introduction
last chapterfirst chapter
Book's introductory segment
new beginning · opening chapter · fresh start · dawn · genesis
last chapteropening
Gap or start
beginning · introduction · setup · exposition · inciting incident
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