at long last

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

Example Sentences

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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

Or is it, at long last, too much, too obvious?

From The Wall Street Journal • May 2, 2026

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

From Science Daily • May 1, 2026

Next summer's World Cup, at long last, is starting to feel very real.

From BBC • Dec. 5, 2025

Her face pretty at long last, and Peris and all their old friends around her.

From "Uglies" by Scott Westerfeld