at last

Idioms and Phrases

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.

Related Words

• already
• belatedly
• eventually
• someday
• sooner or later
• subsequently
• ultimately