TAIL END Definition & Meaning

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tail end

noun

the hinder or rear part of anything.
the concluding or final part or section; tag end.
the tail end of a lecture.

tail end

noun

the last, endmost, or final part

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of tail end¹

Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400

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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]

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The world has changed enormously too, from the tail end of the pandemic to the war in Ukraine, to the cost-of-living crisis and major changes of government in Westminster and Washington.

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The incident occurred as China celebrated the tail end of its week-long May Day holiday, a peak season for travel.

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The No Place Like tour kicked off in November and it’s now nearing its tail end, with only a handful of American dates left.

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The El Centro sector — headquartered more than 300 miles from Kern County’s sprawling farm fields and orchards — led the unusual January raid at the tail end of the Biden administration.

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The unusual undertaking — carried out more than 300 miles from El Centro near the U.S.-Mexico border — came at the tail end of the Biden administration.

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