eventual

[ih-ven-choo-uhl]

adjective

1. happening at some indefinite future time or after a series of occurrences; ultimate.

   His mistakes led to his eventual dismissal.

   Synonyms: later, consequent, subsequent

2. depending upon uncertain events; contingent.

eventual

/ ɪˈvɛntʃʊəl /

adjective

1. (prenominal) happening in due course of time; ultimate

   the eventual outcome was his defeat

Word History and Origins

Origin of eventual¹

1605–15; < Latin ēventu ( s ) event + -al ¹, modeled of French éventuel

Example Sentences

Ford executives declined to give a timeline for an eventual production restart for the electric vehicle, but said it would be relatively easy to resume assembly.

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Recapturing Zhang is also vital for Mexican authorities, who see his deportation from Cuba and eventual extradition to the U.S. as a vindication of their efforts.

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"The explosion of enterprise data now stored with a single provider like AWS makes the eventual cost of migrating to different vendors prohibitively high," he said.

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The eventual explosion in production capacity—fabricating millions of doses rather than trivial quantities for only a handful of people—emerged from years of hard-won efficiency improvements made by people other than Fleming.

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Investing money up front now would result in an eventual payoff that would cover SMT's fees and leave the property owner in profit, freed at last from their pesky contract.

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Related Words

• conditional 
• consequent 
• inevitable 
• possible 
• prospective 
• ultimate