come to an end

Idioms  

1. Conclude, terminate, as in the familiar proverb, All things come to an end , stated by Geoffrey Chaucer in Troilus and Cressida (c. 1374).

2. come to a bad end ; come to no good . Have a bad outcome or die in an unpleasant way. For example, I always suspected this venture would come to no good , or Her parents feared he would come to a bad end .

3. . Die at a young age, terminate much sooner than desired or expected. For example, The blow was fatal, causing the young boxer to meet an untimely end , or Our partnership came to an untimely end when I became too ill to work . Also see dead end .

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come to an end

The tenure of Rep. Chip Roy will also come to an end in January after the congressman ran for Texas attorney general, a contest he lost in a primary runoff to Mayes Middleton.

From Salon ● Nov. 5, 2026

That’s not an insignificant withdrawal, so look at how your retirement income will change when those payments come to an end.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 4, 2026

The slugfest between Maine Sen. Susan Collins and Graham Platner Troy Jackson, her Democratic challenger, will finally come to an end.

From Slate ● Nov. 3, 2026

“The season is bittersweet because I was with the program when it started and seeing my time with the program come to an end makes me grateful for everything,” she said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 1, 2026

I regretted saying it—I really did—but I think even if I hadn’t, our happy little interlude would have come to an end.

From "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini

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