tail end

American  

noun

1. the hinder or rear part of anything.

2. the concluding or final part or section; tag end.

   the tail end of a lecture.

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tail end British  

noun

1. the last, endmost, or final part

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tail end Idioms  

1. The rear or hindmost part, as in Douglas was at the tail end of the academic procession . [Mid-1700s]

2. The very end, the conclusion, as in Only at the tail end of his speech did he thank his sponsors . [Mid-1800s]

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Etymology

Origin of tail end

Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400

Example Sentences

“I literally thought to myself, ‘Well, I made it to the tail end of the series.

From Los Angeles Times

Weather in March in the UK is famously unpredictable, caught between the tail end of winter and the first hints of spring.

From BBC

Importantly, this new rally comes at the tail end of one of the most notable S&P 500/gold ratio declines, “suggesting markets are not complacent at all about geopolitical risks/concerns,” he says.

From MarketWatch

But at the tail end of his monologue, O’Brien assured viewers that the Oscars exist to honor cinema as an art form, not for the Hollywood industrial complex patting itself on the back.

From Salon

He sat up on his tail end, as stiff as a broom handle, with his small front paws bent downward.

From Literature