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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

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

The better view is hurray for the bond market, as investors awake at long last from nearly two decades of financial repression.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026

That couldn’t literally be true, of course — but at least, at long last, it kind of felt so.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 6, 2026

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

From Science Daily ● May 1, 2026

I repeat the same boring conversation with a dozen other Austrian leaders over the next hour, until at long last, Grandfather steps away from the unending stream of guests and pulls me aside.

From "An Ember in the Ashes" by Sabaa Tahir

at long last

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