wrap up a meeting

Meaning

To bring a meeting, discussion, or session to a conclusion, often by summarizing the main points, assigning next steps, and saying goodbye. It is a standard and polite way to signal that a discussion is ending.

Examples

• Let's wrap up this meeting by reviewing our action items for next week.

  Let's wrap up this meeting by reviewing our action items for next week.

• We have five minutes left, so I’d like to wrap up the meeting now.

  We have five minutes left, so I’d like to wrap up the meeting now.

• She quickly wrapped up the meeting because several team members had to jump on another call.

  She quickly wrapped up the meeting because several team members had to jump on another call.

• Before we wrap up the meeting, does anyone have any final questions?

  Before we wrap up the meeting, does anyone have any final questions?

• The manager wrapped up the meeting by thanking everyone for their hard work.

  The manager wrapped up the meeting by thanking everyone for their hard work.

Common Mistakes

• ✗ Let's wrap down the meeting.

  ✓ Let's wrap up the meeting.

  The correct phrasal verb is 'wrap up' (to finish or conclude), not 'wrap down'.

• ✗ We need to wrap up the meeting with writing the minutes.

  ✓ We need to wrap up the meeting by writing the minutes.

  Use the preposition 'by' followed by a gerund to describe the action taken to conclude the meeting.

Related Expressions

Practice

• If nobody has anything else to add, I think we can ___.

  💡 End the discussion.

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  wrap up the meeting

• The chairperson decided to ___ early because all agenda items were covered.

  💡 Conclude the meeting ahead of schedule.

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  wrap up the meeting