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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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The company’s presence in the lives of millions of Americans has only grown more prevalent in the past decade, the period when Ned’s daughter at long last succeeded him as Fidelity’s chairman.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

White Republicans, in the late 1860s, at long last agreed that the right to vote was critical to protecting Black people in their freedom.

From Slate • Oct. 7, 2025

But, at long last, the result didn’t backfire.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 16, 2025

She’s alone, gloriously, at long last . . . and too late for the rest of us to savor what her next steps will be.

From Salon • Aug. 15, 2025

He might well have guessed why his son was coming home at long last, and acted accordingly.

From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin