to complete final details of an arrangement
die letzten Details einer Vereinbarung abschließen (die letzten details einer vereinbarung abschliessen)
"We just need to tie up a few loose ends before the event."
"Wir müssen nur noch ein paar lose Enden verknüpfen, bevor das Event beginnt." (Wir müssen nur noch ein paar lose Enden **verknüpfen**, bevor das Event beginnt.)
to arrive later than expected
to take a short break or leave temporarily from work
to not be progressing as quickly as planned
to understand or solve something
to reduce the amount of goods bought from abroad
to provide support or resources for new projects