Example: The movie will come to an end in ten minutes.
Definition
"To come to an end" means to reach the conclusion or finish of an event, process, or period of time. It indicates that something, such as the movie in the example phrase, will stop or no longer continue after a certain point.
The phrase "to come to an end" originates from Old English expressions where 'come' meant to arrive or reach a place, and 'end' referred to a boundary or conclusion. Over time, it evolved to figuratively describe the conclusion of events or periods. Did you know? This phrase has been used in English for centuries to describe the natural completion of something.
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"To come to an end" appears in the Vocaplus list "English - General - Idioms and Proverbs - (B1) - set 1", containing 123 commonly used expressions.
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