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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at last

He added: "They just said how proud he would have been and how pleased he would have been to know that it had been found at last."

From BBC ● Oct. 21, 2026

For Formula One watchers, Lego built life-size, drivable replicas of the teams’ race cars, which drivers took around the circuit at last year’s Miami Grand Prix.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 18, 2026

While debates about building AI that surpasses human intelligence, flashy new gadgets and AI spending tend to dominate tech events, tech talks at last week’s Oakland Tech Week often had a different vibe.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026

Is Buffalo Drake at last the real Drake?

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026

He steadied himself on the walls on either side, huffing and puffing and quite worried he was going to blow the house down, when, at last, the stairs flattened into a wide room.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman

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