culmination

The culmination is defined as the highest point, or the thing you have been working or aiming towards.

(noun)

The promotion to President that you finally get after many years of hard work is an example of the culmination of your years of efforts.

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See culmination in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

  1. a culminating; reaching of the highest or lowest altitude or point
  2. the highest point; zenith; climax

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