to sum up vs summing up

Both "to sum up" and "summing up" are correct and commonly used phrases in English. They are interchangeable and can be used to conclude or summarize a discussion or presentation.

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to sum up

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English to signal a conclusion or summary.

This phrase is used to introduce a brief statement that summarizes the main points of a discussion or presentation.

Examples:

To sum up, we have covered the main aspects of the project.
To sum up, the key findings of the study are as follows.
To sum up, the main goal is to increase customer satisfaction.

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Six minutes to sum up a whole life.
So each of you has really just a couple sentences - 30 seconds each to sum up.
The perfect way to sum up this little musical journey through Austria is to say that outdoor music festivals are the new way to keep cool in summer.
Well to sum up, it boils down to one thing: Don't negotiate with terrorists.
Culture/ young people/ new technologies are the words that come to mind to sum up your projects.
I should like to thank the Commissioner again and shall leave her a few seconds to sum up.
Spoiled would be a fitting word to sum up the current generation that got their start in poker during the post-Moneymaker boom years.
So, to sum up: Yamaha's CDX-993 is in many ways an outstanding product, in view of its price.
Okay, so to sum up, there is a lot of research evidence that early childhood programs, if run in a high-quality way, pay off in higher adult skills.
Okay, so to sum up, basically, CD sales are going okay, but a little slower than I would have liked.
So to sum up, on the one hand, when a possible enemy announces they're building a cyberwar unit, you don't know whether it's for attack or defense.
I return to being a reporter for the paper with a breaking news article ready on Paola's death: seventy-five lines to sum up a drama, a life.
A minority tendency remains attached to the idea that, to sum up, "to the social question, there is no national solution".
Way to sum up the situation.
It's hard to sum up our incredible experience at Antico Feudo San Giorgio.
Well, to sum up we're having fun.
Ladies and gentlemen, allow me to sum up all the arguments.
I call on Deputy Prime Minister Vondra to sum up.
Mr President, I shall attempt to sum up.
I am not going to sum up all my recommendations here.

Alternatives:

in conclusion
to conclude
in summary
to summarize
to wrap up

summing up

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English to indicate a summary or conclusion.

This phrase is used to present a concise overview of the main points discussed or presented.