when all is said and done
At the end
When all is said and done introduces a final assessment after everything has been considered or completed.
It signals that despite complications, debates, or intermediate steps, this is the bottom line: When all is said and done, she was the right choice for the job.
The phrase often prefaces conclusions that cut through complexity to state what ultimately matters.
- finallyAt the end
- overallInclusive of everything
- big pictureOverall perspective on things
- ultimateHighest or most extreme
- retrospectivelyWith backward-looking perspective
looking back · in the end · verdict · holistically · at last · conclusion · resolution · after all · culmination · comprehensively · summarily · determination · closure · decision · broadly speaking · taking stock · judgment · thoughtfully
when all is said and donefrom the start
Since the very beginning
at the beginning · initially · in the first place · from the get-go · at first
when all is said and doneat first glance
On preliminary observation
on the surface · off the cuff · prematurely · hastily · provisionally
when all is said and doneprovisionally
Conditionally, pending confirmation
for the time being · hypothetically · subject to change · in theory · as of now