at last

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[edit] Adverb

at last (not comparable)

  1. (idiomatic) After a long time; eventually.
    Now that the dog has stopped barking, perhaps we can at last get some rest.
    After three hundred years had passed, at last the vampire's soul was free.
    After three hundred years had passed, Dracula at last set him free.
    After three hundred years had passed, the vampire's soul was at last free.
  2. (idiomatic) In the end; finally; ultimately.
    After all their troubles, at last they lived happily ever after.
    After exhausting all possibilities, at last Holmes was satisfied the problem was unsolvable.
    After exhausting all possibilities, Holmes at last satisfied himself the problem was unsolvable.
    After exhausting all possibilities, Holmes was at last satisfied the problem was unsolvable.

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