at last

Definitions

Finally; after a long period of delay or waiting.

Used to express relief or satisfaction that something expected has occurred.

Examples

At last, the long-awaited rain began to fall on the parched fields.

She finished her final exam at last and felt a huge sense of relief.

After hours of searching, we found the hidden path at last.

Synonyms

finally eventually ultimately in the end at long last at length conclusively

Antonyms

initially firstly at first prematurely early to begin with in the beginning