be over

VERB

stop

Synonyms

STRONGEST

break cease close drop end halt hold kill pause put an end to quit stall stand stay

STRONG

conclude desist discontinue finish refrain scrub tarry terminate

WEAK

blow off break off call it a day cold turkey come to a standstill cool it cut out cut short draw up hang it up pull up quit cold run its course shut down sign off wind up wrap up

Antonyms

STRONGEST

advance allow begin commence continue do go initiate release start

STRONG

carry on introduce restart

WEAK

encourage

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be over

At least one part of her bad trip appears to be over: Her next-door nemesis just moved out.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 23, 2026

New peak-hour pricing will be over four times higher than current levels, according to a post on its official website on Thursday.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026

Near a petrol station draped in anti-drone netting, an employee casually smoked a cigarette, waiting for the alert to be over.

From Barron's ● Aug. 12, 2026

The eclipse event will be over by about 20:04.

From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026

“Dr. Carroll is really good at what she does. I promise. Yeah, there’ll be a couple of pinches here and there, but it’ll all be over in a minute.”

From "Boy 2.0" by Tracey Baptiste

be over

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