to be continued
Cliffhanger's closing words
To be continued signals that a story, episode, or situation will resume later.
The phrase typically appears at the end of serialized narratives—television episodes, comic strips, novels released in installments—promising resolution in a future chapter: The screen faded to black: TO BE CONTINUED.
Used conversationally, it indicates an unfinished discussion or developing situation: We'll pick this up tomorrow—to be continued.
- cliffhangerSuspenseful unresolved ending
- on the edgeIn precarious position
- left hangingAbandoned without resolution
- sequelContinuation of prior work
- suspenseAnxious uncertainty about outcomes
ellipsis · serialized · serial drama · anticipation · hiatus · chapter · impatience · plot twist · episodic · resumption · frustration · intermission · delay · eagerness · postponement · curiosity · intrigue · part two
- story phrasesonce upon a time, happily ever after, the end, long ago, a long time ago
- Story Termsonce upon a time, the end, happily ever after, long ago, meanwhile
- cliffhangersseason finale, plot twist, twist ending, suspense, tension
- TV drama tropesplot twist, suspense, season finale, cliffhanger, dramatic pause
- future talkgoing to, will do, coming soon, up next, eventually
- JoJo's Bizarre AdventureJoseph, Jonathan, King Crimson, Killer Queen, The World
to be continuedthe end
Final point of something
fin · finale · conclusion · series finale · final episode
continue, continuing, continuous, continued, continues, discontinue, continuation, discontinued, discontinuation