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beginning of the end

beginning of the end noun: the point when something starts to end or become worse.

Noun

beginning of the end (uncountable)

  1. The point when something starts to end or become worse.
    • Mohamed Adow, the director of Power Shift Africa, said: “This text lays the ground for transformational change. This is the beginning of the end of the fossil fuel era.”2023 December 11, Fiona Harvey, Patrick Greenfield, Nina Lakhani, Adam Morton, Damian Carrington, quoting Mohamed Adow, “Cop28 draft climate deal criticised as ‘grossly insufficient’ and...

Questions about beginning of the end

What does beginning of the end mean?
Beginning of the end means the point when something starts to end or become worse.
What part of speech is beginning of the end?
Beginning of the end is a noun.

Words near beginning of the end in the dictionary

  1. beginneth
  2. beginnin'
  3. beginning
  4. beginning at the wrong end
  5. beginning of day
  6. beginning of the end
  7. beginning with the chucky
  8. beginningless
  9. beginninglessness
  10. beginningly
  11. beginnings

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