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at long last

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finally adv.
once and for all adv.
ultimately adv.

ADVERB

finally

Synonyms

STRONGEST

already belatedly eventually someday sooner or later subsequently ultimately

STRONG

lastly

WEAK

after a while after all as a sequel at last at length at the eleventh hour at the end at the last moment despite delay in conclusion in spite of all in the eleventh hour in the long run sometime tardily

Antonyms

STRONGEST

never

WEAK

doubtfully dubiously inconclusively

ADVERB

once and for all

Synonyms

WEAK

after all at last at the end conclusively in conclusion in the end it's about time sooner or later

ADVERB

ultimately

Synonyms

STRONGEST

basically conclusively finally someday sooner or later

WEAK

after a while after all as a conclusion at last at the close by and by climactically fundamentally hereafter in conclusion in consummation in due time in future in the end in the sequel presently sequentially sometime somewhere

Antonyms

WEAK

never

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at long last

Will L.A. at long last embrace “The Real” or is this revival of “Passing Strange” looking to move to New York or elsewhere?

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 5, 2026

This week’s announcement is a sign that the U.S. is at long last starting to throw American ingenuity and capital at a major strategic problem.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026

Coventry had been stranded on 99 Premier League wins for over a quarter of a century before this victory ticked them over to three figures at long last.

From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2026

"It's extremely satisfying to have direct evidence to solve this mystery at long last!"

From Science Daily ● May 1, 2026

Then at long last, he held out Scabbers and Lupin took him.

From "Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban" by J.K. Rowling

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