ushering in
Marking the start
Ushering in means to mark the beginning of something or bring about its arrival.
The phrase draws on the image of an usher formally escorting someone into a space: The treaty ushered in a new era of peace.
It typically introduces significant changes, periods, or developments rather than minor events: ushering in the digital age, ushering in sweeping reforms.
- lead offBegin or start something
- kicking offStarting or launching
- startTo set going
- fresh startOpportunity to restart unburdened
- beginTo start something
heralding · commence · new chapter · introduction · launching · announcing · debut · unveiling · entry · onset · inauguration · new era · dawning · instigation · breakthrough · breaking ground · genesis · harbinger
ushering inending
Final portion of something
concluding · wrapping up · terminating · phasing out · closing out
ushering inblocking
Impeding forward progress
preventing · forestalling · obstructing · barring · shutting out