the tail end

noun

: the last part of something

She is at the tail end of her career.

Examples of the tail end in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The cast and crew spent a month on the Massachusetts island at the tail end of production, Jennifer Morrison tells PEOPLE, which was a first. — Julia Moore, PEOPLE, 16 July 2026

Despite mortgage rates remaining in the mid-6% range for months this year, home sales were at their highest level last month since the tail end of the pandemic-era housing boom in 2022, per Redfin. — Kelsey Neubauer, CNBC, 15 July 2026

The most comprehensive English tutorial for writing cell phone novels was posted to Wattpad in 2017, the tail end of the genre’s popularity in the West, though there are a few comments from more recent years. — Literary Hub, 13 July 2026

Back at the tail end of the 1960s, founder Bruce McLaren and his lieutenants conceived and built the M6GT in just 11 weeks. — Jason Barlow, Robb Report, 13 July 2026

Rhymes for the tail end

• apprehend
• comprehend
• condescend
• dividend
• recommend
• resuspend
• amend
• append
• ascend
• attend
• backend
• befriend