signed, sealed, and delivered
Officially done, finished
Signed, sealed, and delivered describes something completed with all necessary formalities—fully finished and ready.
The phrase comes from legal documents requiring signature, official seal, and physical delivery to take effect.
Now used broadly for anything done thoroughly: The contract is signed, sealed, and delivered.
Often appears in contexts of romantic commitment or deal completion.
- done dealFinalized, irreversible agreement
- done and dustedFully complete, no more
- wrapped upFinished or warmly covered
- guaranteeFormal promise of fulfillment
- cut and driedSettled beforehand, inflexible
completion · agreement · irrevocability · confirmation · locked in · final say · set in stone · contract · closure · case closed · put to bed · Stevie Wonder · fulfillment · finalization · no turning back · no take backs · execution · settled
signed, sealed, and deliveredpending
Awaiting resolution or decision
in progress · incomplete · unfinished · up in the air · in limbo
signed, sealed, and deliverednonbinding
Not legally compulsory
revocable · subject to change · non-binding · tentative · unofficial
signed, sealed, and deliveredinformal
Relaxed, not official
off the record · unofficial · verbal · undocumented · handshake deal
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