finally
∞
1.0
- adverb
- /ˈfaɪnəli/
:
finalmente
- After waiting for a long time, we finally arrived at our destination.
- finally got
- finally decided
- finally came
After so much, we are finally here today.
- After so much, we are finally here today.
- And then one day, finally the first batch arrived.
- But yeah, we are finally done with the final look.
- So the day of reckoning has finally come for this space.
Examples
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Thank you for finally returning my call.
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And when did you finally get to talk to him?
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After so much, we are finally here today.
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As I lost so much, I finally started to find myself.
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Well, today we finally get the whole story.
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OK, so now we can finally write down T.
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Which leads us finally to why here and why now?
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A month passes and then finally he gets some news.
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And now I'm finally here in my new room.
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After what seemed like an eternity, the ambulance finally arrived at the remote beach.
Academic text (2011)
Synonyms
∞
3.0
After a long time
864
4.0
In the end, after everything else is done
790
1.0
Finally, after everything has been thought about
427
1.0
Finally after a long wait or delay
12
3.1
Finally, after a long wait
12
3.5
At the right time after some waiting
Antonyms
How Final
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word finally comes from final, which comes from Latin finis meaning 'end'. So, finally means 'at the end' or 'after a long wait', like reaching the 'finish' or crossing a 'finish line' after a long race.