Phrase guide

at last

prep_phrase · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

prep_phrase

Meaning 1

After a long time; eventually.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: idiomatic

Examples

  • Now that the dog has stopped barking, perhaps we can at last get some rest.
  • After three hundred years had passed, at last the vampire's soul was free.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: in due course, sooner or later

Antonyms: none provided

2

prep_phrase

Meaning 2

In the end; finally; ultimately.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: idiomatic

Examples

  • After all their troubles, at last they lived happily ever after.
  • After exhausting all possibilities, Holmes was at last satisfied the problem was unsolvable.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: lastly, ultimately

Antonyms: none provided

3

adverb

Meaning 3

as the end result of a succession or process

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • ultimately he had to give in
  • at long last the winter was over

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: ultimately, finally, in the end, at long last

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.

Across languages

Translations

96 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: أَخِيرًا (ʔaḵīran) — after a long time; eventually
  • Armenian: վերջապես (verǰapes) — after a long time; eventually
  • Chinese Mandarin: 終於 /终于 (zhōngyú) — after a long time; eventually
  • Czech: konečně — after a long time; eventually
  • Dutch: eindelijk — after a long time; eventually
  • Esperanto: finfine — after a long time; eventually
  • Finnish: lopulta — after a long time; eventually
  • Finnish: vihdoin — after a long time; eventually
  • French: enfin — after a long time; eventually
  • Georgian: ბოლოს და ბოლოს — after a long time; eventually
  • Georgian: საბოლოოდ (sabolood) — after a long time; eventually
  • Georgian: როგორც იქნა (rogorc ikna) — after a long time; eventually
  • German: endlich — after a long time; eventually
  • Greek: επιτέλους (epitélous) — after a long time; eventually
  • Hungarian: végre — after a long time; eventually
  • Hungarian: végre-valahára — after a long time; eventually
  • Interlingua: finalmente — after a long time; eventually
  • Irish: faoi dheireadh — after a long time; eventually
  • Irish: ar deireadh — after a long time; eventually
  • Italian: finalmente — after a long time; eventually
  • Japanese: 遂に (tsui ni) — after a long time; eventually
  • Japanese: 等々 (tōtō) — after a long time; eventually
  • Japanese: やっと (yatto) — after a long time; eventually
  • Latin: dēmum — after a long time; eventually
  • Latin: tandem — after a long time; eventually
  • Malay: akhirnya — after a long time; eventually
  • Malayalam: ഒടുവിൽ (oṭuvil) — after a long time; eventually
  • Navajo: hónáásiiʼ — after a long time; eventually
  • Norwegian Bokmål: endelig — after a long time; eventually
  • Old English: æt nīehstan — after a long time; eventually
  • Polish: wreszcie — after a long time; eventually
  • Polish: nareszcie — after a long time; eventually
  • Polish: w końcu — after a long time; eventually
  • Portuguese: finalmente — after a long time; eventually
  • Russian: наконе́ц (nakonéc) — after a long time; eventually
  • Russian: наконе́ц-то (nakonéc-to) — after a long time; eventually
  • Scottish Gaelic: mu dheireadh — after a long time; eventually
  • Scottish Gaelic: fa dheireadh — after a long time; eventually
  • Scottish Gaelic: bho dheireadh — after a long time; eventually
  • Serbo-Croatian: на̏јзад — after a long time; eventually
  • Serbo-Croatian: nȁjzad — after a long time; eventually
  • Spanish: por fin — after a long time; eventually
  • Spanish: al fin — after a long time; eventually
  • Swedish: slutligen — after a long time; eventually
  • Swedish: äntligen — after a long time; eventually
  • Tagalog: sa wakas — after a long time; eventually
  • Tocharian B: akek — after a long time; eventually
  • Ukrainian: нарешті (narešti) — after a long time; eventually
  • Urdu: بِالْآخِر (bil-āxir) — after a long time; eventually
  • Welsh: o'r diwedd — after a long time; eventually
  • Arabic: أَخِيرًا (ʔaḵīran) — in the end; finally; ultimately
  • Basque: azkenean — in the end; finally; ultimately
  • Chinese Mandarin: 最終 /最终 (zuìzhōng) — in the end; finally; ultimately
  • Chinese Mandarin: 最後 /最后 (zuìhòu) — in the end; finally; ultimately
  • Comanche: haya kwasikʉ — in the end; finally; ultimately
  • Czech: nakonec — in the end; finally; ultimately
  • Dalmatian: fenalmiant — in the end; finally; ultimately
  • Dutch: uiteindelijk — in the end; finally; ultimately
  • Esperanto: fine — in the end; finally; ultimately
  • Finnish: lopulta — in the end; finally; ultimately
  • French: à la fin — in the end; finally; ultimately
  • French: au bout du compte — in the end; finally; ultimately
  • French: finalement — in the end; finally; ultimately
  • Georgian: საბოლოოდ (sabolood) — in the end; finally; ultimately
  • Georgian: ბოლოს (bolos) — in the end; finally; ultimately
  • German: schließlich — in the end; finally; ultimately
  • Hindi: आख़िर (āxir) — in the end; finally; ultimately
  • Hungarian: végül — in the end; finally; ultimately
  • Interlingua: finalmente — in the end; finally; ultimately
  • Irish: faoi dheireadh — in the end; finally; ultimately
  • Irish: i ndeireadh na dála — in the end; finally; ultimately
  • Irish: ar deireadh — in the end; finally; ultimately
  • Japanese: 終わりに (owari ni) — in the end; finally; ultimately
  • Japanese: 最終的に (saishūteki ni) — in the end; finally; ultimately
  • Japanese: 最後に (saigo ni) — in the end; finally; ultimately
  • Latin: tandem — in the end; finally; ultimately
  • Malayalam: ഒടുവിൽ (oṭuvil) — in the end; finally; ultimately
  • Old English: æt nīehstan — in the end; finally; ultimately
  • Old Norse: loks — in the end; finally; ultimately
  • Plautdietsch: entlich — in the end; finally; ultimately
  • Portuguese: por fim — in the end; finally; ultimately
  • Russian: напосле́док (naposlédok) — in the end; finally; ultimately
  • Russian: наконе́ц (nakonéc) — in the end; finally; ultimately
  • Russian: в конце концов (v konce koncov) — in the end; finally; ultimately
  • Serbo-Croatian: napokon — in the end; finally; ultimately
  • Spanish: al fin — in the end; finally; ultimately
  • Spanish: por fin — in the end; finally; ultimately
  • Spanish: al cabo — in the end; finally; ultimately
  • Swedish: till slut — in the end; finally; ultimately
  • Swedish: slutligen — in the end; finally; ultimately
  • Tagalog: sa wakas — in the end; finally; ultimately
  • Turkish: sonunda — in the end; finally; ultimately
  • Turkish: nihayet — in the end; finally; ultimately
  • Urdu: آخر (āxir) — in the end; finally; ultimately
  • Urdu: بِالْآخِر (bil-āxir) — in the end; finally; ultimately
  • Welsh: yn olaf — in the end; finally; ultimately