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

What is new, or newly visible, is that this tradition is at last finding a political voice that mainstream America can hear.

From Salon • Jun. 14, 2026

SpaceX stock opened at $150 on Friday and rose at last check to $164.88.

From Barron's • Jun. 12, 2026

It’s real: The two great flavors of What Next and What Next TBD together at last.

From Slate • Jun. 12, 2026

As Premiership winners, Celtic will enter the Champions League in the play-off round, the stage they lost at last term.

From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026

And at last it penetrated my numbed brain that the emergency had come.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom

Related Words

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