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

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

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.

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 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.

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.