at last

Idioms  

1. Also, at long last. After a long time, finally, as in At last the speeches ended and dinner was served, or Harry's got his degree at long last. The first term dates from about 1200, the variant from the early 1500s. Also see at length, def. 2.

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Example Sentences

And so the chance has arrived at last, decades in the waiting, decades largely made up of frustration, false dawns and fatalism.

From BBC

As for traditional financial assets, the U.S. stock market was trading sharply lower Thursday, with the S&P 500 down 1%, according to FactSet data, at last check.

From MarketWatch

Reeves prolonged the cut again at last year's Budget, alongside plans to phase it out from September, with the 5p reduction fully unwound by March 2027.

From BBC

During a commercial break at last year’s Oscars, he got up onstage and exhorted the crowd to get up and dance as a toast to Los Angeles.

From The Wall Street Journal

There were six teams at last year's women's World Championships, including a British team, and multinational "Team World", with sell-out crowds.

From BBC

Related Words

• already
• belatedly
• eventually
• someday
• sooner or later
• subsequently
• ultimately