wrapping up
Bringing to close
Wrapping up means bringing something to a close or finishing it: Let's wrap up this meeting.
It also means bundling in warm clothing: Wrap up warm before you go out.
A wrap-up is a summary or conclusion: Here's a quick wrap-up of the day's news.
The literal sense—enclosing something in paper or covering—underlies both figurative uses.
End or deduction
- completionAct of finishing
- finaleConcluding part of performance
- endingFinal portion of something
- finishingBringing to completion
finalizing · summarizing · closing · windup · signoff · last words · final remarks · recap
conclusion
End or deduction
- completionAct of finishing
- finaleConcluding part of performance
- endingFinal portion of something
finishing · finalizing · summarizing · closing · windup · signoff · last words · final remarks · recap · roundup
ribbon
Slender ornamental strip
- bowRespectful forward inclination
- tapeAdhesive strip on roll
- tissue paperThin decorative wrapping material
box · parcel · paper · string · tag · present · bundle · cellophane · foil · packaging
- productivityproductivity, checking off, prioritization, finishing, output
- Conclusion phrasesin conclusion, to conclude, finally, in closing, to sum up
- endingsending, the end, finish, close, final
- summariessummary, synopsis, summaries, abstract, abstracts
- closing timeclosing time, clock out, end of shift, quitting time, clocking out
- settlingpaying, agreeing, resolving, concluding, finalizing
wrapping upstarting
Initiating an action
beginning · commencing · kicking off · launching · initiating
wrapping upunwrapping
Removing a covering
opening · uncovering · revealing · exposing · unpacking
wrapping upramping up
Progressively increasing in scale
gearing up · expanding · scaling up · intensifying · building up
wrap, wrapped, wrapping, unwrap, wrap up, wrapper, wraps, unwrapped, wrappers