The wind up of the old pocket watch required a tiny key.

Please wind up the clock's mainspring completely before you close the back.

The charity's annual fair reached its wind-up with a spectacular fireworks display.

The child loved the old wind-up robot that clattered across the kitchen floor.

If he procrastinates too long, he winds up rushing through the project at the last minute.

She was winding up the meeting when the fire alarm rang.

After a long season of performances, the theatre company prepared several wind ups to give each show a satisfying conclusion.

The office manager warned that the harmless wind-ups between colleagues had gone too far.

The winding-up of the family business was announced after months of failed rescue talks.

The regulatory report compared the timelines of several windings-up to identify common delays.