pack-up

Prepare to go

Pack-up is British slang for a breakdown or malfunction, especially of machinery or equipment: The van had a pack-up on the motorway.

It also refers to the act of packing one's belongings, particularly at the end of a workday or when leaving a place: It's nearly pack-up time.

departure

luggage

Traveler's packed containers

goodbye · leave-taking · relocation · evacuation · exodus · checkout · sendoff · uprooting

organize

tidy

Free from clutter

bundle · fold · stack · store · neaten · consolidate · gather · collect · assemble · secure

closure

shutdown

Cessation of operations

conclusion · termination · cessation · stoppage · halt · adjournment · finale · discontinuation · sign-off

failure

breakdown

Failure or decomposition

stalling · dying · quitting · kaput · busted · fizzle

Opposites
action direction

pack-upunpack

Remove contents from container

unload · lay out · spread out · distribute · arrange

operational status

pack-upstart up

Initiate or new company

function · operate · kick in · fire up · boot up

activity cessation

pack-upset up

Prepare or establish

start up · get going · begin · commence · kick off

Family

pack, up, packs, packed, packing, packer, packers, package, packages

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Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated G