that was it

phrase

Finished. There was nothing more to the issue.

Meanings

phrase
  1. Finished. There was nothing more to the issue.

    At 0508 on July 18 1981, the last freight train plunged into the 3-mile 66-yard Woodhead Tunnel at Dunford Bridge. [...] As it emerged back into the daylight at Woodhead at 0514, heading west, that was it for this famous railway line.

    2021 July 14, Pip Dunn, “Woodhead 40 years on: time to let go”, in RAIL, number 935, page 38
    1 more example

    Channel 4's ambitious plans to move into digital radio were largely ignored last week at its glitzy presentation. There was a single line from its director of television, Kevin Lygo, who mentioned a launch "later this year" and that was it.

    2008 March 17, Maggie Brown, The Guardian

Translations

Spanish eso fue todo
  • eso fue todoTranslations
Swedish det var det
  • det var detTranslations
Cite this entry
APA

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MLA

“that was it.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/that%20was%20it. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “that was it,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/that%20was%20it.

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