wrapping-up

Bringing to close

Wrapping-up is the process of bringing something to a close or conclusion.

It suggests the final stages of a project, meeting, or activity: We're in the wrapping-up phase of the renovation.

The hyphenated form functions as a noun or adjective, while the verb phrase is unhyphenated: Let's wrap up this discussion.

concluding

completion

Act of finishing

conclusion · summation · closure · resolution · culmination · sign-off · settling · endgame · denouement · valediction

packaging

tape

Adhesive strip on roll

  • boxLidded storage container
  • ribbonSlender ornamental strip
  • bowRespectful forward inclination

container · paper · cardboard · foam · cushioning · seal · envelope · mailer · crating · parcel

Opposites
temporal phase of activity

wrapping-upbeginning

Initial stage of something

starting · commencing · kicking off · initiating · opening

continuation vs. conclusion

wrapping-upcontinuing

Going on without stopping

prolonging · extending · carrying on · dragging out · perpetuating

packaging action

wrapping-upunwrapping

Removing a covering

opening · unpacking · uncovering · exposing · revealing

Family

wrap, wrapped, wrapping, unwrap, wrap up, wrapper, wraps, unwrapped, wrappers

Familiarity
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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated G