come to an end

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Definition of come to an end

: to reach an end The work has finally come to an end. After three weeks the strike finally came to an end. Summer always seems to come to an end much too quickly. The curtain fell as the play came to an end.

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come to a bad end

come to a (grinding) halt

come to a grinding halt

come to an understanding

come to a stop/halt

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