finally

fi-nal-ly · adverb

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Definitions

adverb

  1. 1.

    After a long time, typically involving difficulty or delay.

  2. 2.

    Used to introduce the last point or item.

  3. 3.

    In a way that ends something definitively.

Phrases & expressions

  • •
    finally enough — At long last.
  • •
    and finally — Used to introduce the last point.

Related words

Antonyms: firstly, initially
See also: eventually, final, lastly, ultimately
Synonyms: at last, eventually, in the end, ultimately

Etymology

From Latin finalis ("of or pertaining to an end"), from finis ("end") + English suffix -ly.