to finish up

Examples

• All

• I'm going to finish up the other side here.

• So we'll stop here and we'll finish up on Friday.

• So let me just finish up with some views of my own.

• I have some stuff to finish up here too though, so...

  Love Lies Bleeding (2024)

• So let's go ahead and finish up this race.

• I'll just finish up this roll of film.

  A Breed Apart (1984)

• Alright guys, so we just finished up at the theaters.

• I was trying to finish up all that inventory.

  Temptation: Confessions of a Marriage Counselor (2013)

• We are finishing up our drinks, obviously.

• Um, I'm just going to finish up the dishes, and then go...

  I Used to Be Funny (2024)

Synonyms

E

to end

vsto finish up

∞ 1.0

To stop something or make it finish

is more action oriented, focusing on completing tasks rather than states

F

to finish

vsto finish up

∞ 1.0

To bring something to an end or complete it

is similar but often used conversationally for tasks or activities

C

to close

vsto finish up

∞ 1.0

To finish an event, meeting, or activity

is more informal and suits ordinary task endings rather than formal acts

C

to complete

vsto finish up

∞ 1.0

To finish something or make it whole

is about ending an activity rather than making something whole or entire

W

to wrap up

vsto finish up

226 3.0

Finish an activity or task

is less about neatness and more about simply completing the task

C

to conclude

vsto finish up

208 3.1

To finish an activity or event

is more informal and action focused rather than formal conclusion

G

to get it done

vsto finish up

134 2.8

To finish a task you need to do

is more neutral about how the task ends rather than stressing success

G

to get through

vsto finish up

128 3.3

To finish a difficult or long task

is broader and applies to any task, not only hard ones

F

to finalize

vsto finish up

• US

74 3.8

Complete the last details to make something ready

is more general and can mean ending without formal finalization

F

to finish off

vsto finish up

31 2.5

To complete the last part of a task

refers more generally to ending an activity rather than just the last step

C

to come to a close

vsto finish up

22 3.5

To end, often after a meeting or event

is more about actively completing or stopping an activity

T

to tie up

vsto finish up

22 3.3

Finish the last small details to complete something

is broader, covering ending actions beyond final administrative details

C

to close out

vsto finish up

19 3.9

Finish a project, account, or process

is more general and applies to many everyday task endings

W

to wind up

vsto finish up

17 3.7

Bring an activity or meeting to an end

is more neutral and commonly used in everyday task endings

F

to finish out

vsto finish up

11 4.0

To complete something by adding the final touches

is broader, covering ending actions not only detailed finishing work

C

to cap off

vsto finish up

• Informal

7 3.7

Finish something with a special final action like a show or speech

is more ordinary and does not imply a dramatic final action

P

to polish off

vsto finish up

• Informal

4 3.8

To finish something quickly and easily, for example a meal or a task

is neutral about speed and does not imply quick or easy completion

M

to mop up

vsto finish up

• Informal

1 3.3

To finish the last parts of a job

is less focused on cleaning up leftover parts and more on ending overall

P

to put to bed

vsto finish up

4.7

Finish something completely so no more work is needed

is more immediate and can mean simply completing a task right away

Antonyms

S

to start

∞ 1.0

To begin an action, event or process

B

to begin

∞ 1.0

To start an activity, event, or speech

I

to initiate

426 4.5

To start something such as a project or discussion

How Complete

to perfect

118 3.9

to finalize

• US

74 3.8

to finish up

190 2.0

to wrap up

226 3.0

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology