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Windup
Windup noun - The last part of a process or action.
Usage example: wait until the windup of your sales pitch before giving up any information about the product's price point
Close is a synonym for windup in end topic. You can use "Close" instead a noun "Windup", if it concerns topics such as conclusion, accomplishment, end result, completion.
Mutual synonyms
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At the close of the first Act, the airmen/actors are playing the old game "Time Bomb", which was a windup toy bomb that set off an alarm when it was supposed to "explode".
Source: No Fourth Wall -
Possibly the most damaging super in the game, but it has a painfully long windup time and burns a full meter, the former only mitigated slightly if you're at close range (where the opponent runs risk of being snared by Justice's electrical discharge before the beam fires).
Source: Video Game / Guilty Gear
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