tail end

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.

tail end

noun

1. the last, endmost, or final part

Word History and Origins

Origin of tail end¹

Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400

Idioms and Phrases

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

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