ushers in
Signals the start
Ushers in means to mark the beginning of something or bring it into being.
A new era, season, or period of change is ushered in: The treaty ushered in decades of peace.
The phrase suggests ceremony or significance—not just starting but heralding, as an usher formally escorts guests to their seats.
- introducesBrings into contact
- heraldOfficial news announcer
- welcomesReceives with hospitality
- new eraPeriod of transformation
- initiateTo set in motion
advent · commencement · fresh start · launch · starts · trigger · dawn · onset · inauguration · changing of the guard · beginning · kicks off · turning point · sea change · escort · emergence · ring in · instigate
ushers inends
Termini or concludes
concludes · terminates · closes out · wraps up · finishes
ushers inshows out
Exhibits oneself showily
sees off · sends away · dismisses · expels · sends off
ushers inprevents
Stops from occurring
blocks · holds back · forestalls · staves off · holds off