at last

adverb

as the end result of a succession or process (Freq. 44)

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ultimately he had to give in

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at long last the winter was over

• Syn: ↑ultimately, ↑finally, ↑in the end, ↑at long last

• Derived from adjective: ↑final (for: ↑finally), ↑ultimate (for: ↑ultimately)

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adverb or at long last

: at the end of a certain period : after delay : finally

at long last returned to America — Dixon Wecter

at last you've come home

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at last

In the end

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Main Entry: ↑last

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at (long) last phrase

used for saying that something you have been waiting for finally happens

I’m so glad to meet you at last.

Then – at long last – their wedding day finally arrived.

Thesaurus: final and at the end_synonym

Main entry: last

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see last I

II

(or at long last) after much delay

you've come back to me at last!

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at last (or at long last)

: after a delay or long period of time

She was at last [=finally] reunited with her sister.

We're finished at last.

“We're finished.” “At last!”

It appears that this problem will soon be solved, at long last.

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Main Entry: ↑last

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at (long) ˈlast idiom

after much delay, effort, etc; in the end

Syn: ↑finally

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At last we're home!

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At long last the cheque arrived.

Main entry: ↑last_idiom