Phrase guide

at length

prep_phrase · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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1

prep_phrase

Meaning 1

For a long time; extensively.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • He went on at great/long length about his supposed qualifications.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: abidingly, duratively, protractedly

Antonyms: none provided

2

prep_phrase

Meaning 2

At last, finally, eventually.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: dated, formal

Examples

  • She led us through the tunnels for some time, until at length we reached a small door in the rock.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: at last, sooner or later, ultimately

Antonyms: none provided

3

prep_phrase

Meaning 3

In full; without omission or abbreviation.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: archaic

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: entirely, fully, whole cloth

Antonyms: none provided

4

adverb

Meaning 4

in a lengthy or prolix manner

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • the argument went on lengthily
  • she talked at length about the problem

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: lengthily

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.

Across languages

Translations

84 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: بِالتَّفْصِيل (bi-l-tafṣīl) — for a long time
  • Arabic: بِإِسْهَاب (bi-ʔishāb) — for a long time
  • Armenian: մանրամասնորեն (manramasnoren) — for a long time
  • Armenian: հանգամանորեն (hangamanoren) — for a long time
  • Cherokee: ᏂᎦᏅᎯᏒ (niganvhisv) — for a long time
  • Chinese Mandarin: 詳細 /详细 (xiángxì) — for a long time
  • Dutch: lang — for a long time
  • Dutch: ellelang — for a long time
  • Esperanto: longe — for a long time
  • Esperanto: laŭlonge — for a long time
  • Finnish: pitkään — for a long time
  • French: longuement — for a long time
  • German: ausgiebig — for a long time
  • German: sehr lange — for a long time
  • German: langatmig — for a long time
  • German: ellenlang — for a long time
  • Hungarian: hosszasan — for a long time
  • Hungarian: hosszadalmasan — for a long time
  • Hungarian: terjengősen — for a long time
  • Hungarian: részletesen — for a long time
  • Hungarian: alaposan — for a long time
  • Italian: a lungo — for a long time
  • Japanese: 詳しく (kuwashiku) — for a long time
  • Polish: długo — for a long time
  • Portuguese: extensamente — for a long time
  • Portuguese: longo — for a long time
  • Russian: до́лго (dólgo) — for a long time
  • Russian: дли́тельно (dlítelʹno) — for a long time
  • Russian: дли́тельное вре́мя (dlítelʹnoje vrémja) — for a long time
  • Russian: продолжи́тельно (prodolžítelʹno) — for a long time
  • Spanish: largo tiempo — for a long time
  • Spanish: largo rato — for a long time
  • Spanish: largo y tendido — for a long time
  • Spanish: extensamente — for a long time
  • Spanish: largamente — for a long time
  • Swedish: länge — for a long time
  • Turkish: detaylıca — for a long time
  • Turkish: uzun uzadıya — for a long time
  • Vietnamese: dài dòng — for a long time
  • Arabic: أَخِيرًا (ʔaḵīran) — finally
  • Armenian: վերջապես (verǰapes) — finally
  • Chinese Mandarin: 終於 /终于 (zhōngyú) — finally
  • Chinese Mandarin: 總算 /总算 (zǒngsuàn) — finally
  • Esperanto: fine — finally
  • Esperanto: finfine — finally
  • Finnish: lopulta — finally
  • French: enfin — finally
  • German: endlich — finally
  • German: zuletzt — finally
  • German: schließlich — finally
  • German: am Ende — finally
  • German: zu guter Letzt — finally
  • Hungarian: végül — finally
  • Hungarian: végre — finally
  • Irish: i ndeireadh na dála — finally
  • Japanese: やっと (yatto) — finally
  • Japanese: 遂に (tsui ni) — finally
  • Latin: tandem — finally
  • Polish: w końcu — finally
  • Portuguese: por fim — finally
  • Portuguese: finalmente — finally
  • Russian: наконе́ц (nakonéc) — finally
  • Russian: наконе́ц-то! (nakonéc-to!) — finally
  • Russian: в конце́ концо́в (v koncé koncóv) — finally
  • Spanish: al fin — finally
  • Turkish: en nihayetinde — finally
  • Chinese Mandarin: 完整無缺 /完整无缺 (wánzhěng wúquē) — ''(archaic in English)'' in full; without omission or abbreviation
  • Esperanto: detale — ''(archaic in English)'' in full; without omission or abbreviation
  • Esperanto: plene — ''(archaic in English)'' in full; without omission or abbreviation
  • Finnish: koko pituudeltaan — ''(archaic in English)'' in full; without omission or abbreviation
  • Finnish: kokonaan — ''(archaic in English)'' in full; without omission or abbreviation
  • German: ausführlich — ''(archaic in English)'' in full; without omission or abbreviation
  • German: in voller Länge — ''(archaic in English)'' in full; without omission or abbreviation
  • Polish: w pełni — ''(archaic in English)'' in full; without omission or abbreviation
  • Russian: дета́льно (detálʹno) — ''(archaic in English)'' in full; without omission or abbreviation
  • Russian: подро́бно (podróbno) — ''(archaic in English)'' in full; without omission or abbreviation
  • Russian: обстоя́тельно (obstojátelʹno) — ''(archaic in English)'' in full; without omission or abbreviation
  • Russian: со все́ми дета́лями (so vsémi detáljami) — ''(archaic in English)'' in full; without omission or abbreviation
  • Russian: простра́нно (prostránno) — ''(archaic in English)'' in full; without omission or abbreviation
  • Russian: во всех подро́бностях (vo vsex podróbnostjax) — ''(archaic in English)'' in full; without omission or abbreviation
  • Russian: без сокраще́ний (bez sokraščénij) — ''(archaic in English)'' in full; without omission or abbreviation
  • Russian: по́лностью (pólnostʹju) — ''(archaic in English)'' in full; without omission or abbreviation
  • Russian: многосло́вно (mnogoslóvno) — ''(archaic in English)'' in full; without omission or abbreviation
  • Spanish: detalladamente — ''(archaic in English)'' in full; without omission or abbreviation