# come to an end

idiom

Source: https://englishreference.com/idiom/come-to-an-end
Updated: 2026-08-10

## Meaning

To stop; to cease; to no longer continue.

## Examples

- The long summer vacation has finally come to an end.
- We were sad when the concert came to an end after the band played their final song.
- As the era of rapid industrial growth came to an end, the city faced the difficult task of reinventing its entire local economy.

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