Word.ws English Dictionary

that was that

that was that is the simple past of that's that.

Meaning of that's that

Phrase

that's that

  1. (idiomatic) There is nothing more to say or to do concerning the matter and is not up for discussion or debate.
    • It is quite simple. You're grounded for a week and that's that!

Questions about that was that

What is that was that the simple past of?
That was that is the simple past of that's that.

Words near that was that in the dictionary

  1. that train has already left the station
  2. that train has left the station
  3. that was a joke, Joyce
  4. that was it
  5. that was not the wind
  6. that was that
  7. that was then and this is now
  8. that was then, this is now
  9. that was then; this is now
  10. that way
  11. that way inclined

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: that was that (page history and authors); that's that (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

Last updated:

Cite this entry: “that was that.” Word.ws, https://word.ws/that_was_that. Based on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.