over with
Behind you now
Done or finished, especially something unpleasant that one wants behind them.
The phrase emphasizes completion and relief: Let's just get this over with, I'm glad that meeting is over with.
Some consider over with redundant since over alone conveys the same meaning, but the fuller form is common in speech.
- concludedBrought to completion
- done and dustedFully complete, no more
- expiredNo longer in effect
- accomplishedHighly skilled, expert
- achievedSuccessfully completed a goal
finish · relief · complete · crossed off · unburdened · done · bygone · out of the way · closure · put to rest · freed · through · ended · sigh · thank goodness · breathe easy · resolved · in the past
over withongoing
In progress now
in progress · continuing · underway · unfinished · incomplete
over withlooming
Appearing threateningly close
awaiting · dreading · impending · unresolved
over withstarting
Initiating an action
looming · imminent · forthcoming · on the horizon · in the offing
over, with, overall, overcast, overboard, overcharge, overcame, overage, overbear