finally

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So, almost two hours after I had come to your office, I finally was able to speak with you.

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Quick take

after an unspecified period of time or an especially long delay

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of finally gathered in one view.

adverb

after an unspecified period of time or an especially long delay

adverb

as the end result of a succession or process; "ultimately he had to give in"; "at long last the winter was over"

adverb

the item at the end; "last, I'll discuss family values"

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for finally.

adverb

after an unspecified period of time or an especially long delay

adverb

as the end result of a succession or process; "ultimately he had to give in"; "at long last the winter was over"

adverb

the item at the end; "last, I'll discuss family values"

Example sentences

So, almost two hours after I had come to your office, I finally was able to speak with you.

Happy that is finally being acknowledged on the outside.

You need to check all that at the door before you come here to work", and finally "We dont even tolerate people brining up concerns of racism here.".

The judge finally had to deal with the claim that the SSO constituted a sort of taxonomy that has been held protectable under copyright in other circuit courts.

When I finally did get back on the grid, I had found that my brother, girlfriend, and work colleagues had all been desperately looking for me when I hadn't shown up to work, and had been calling hospitals and police stations.

If each bounce goes through a team with a 15-minute response time, it can be hours before the right team finally finds out, unless you build a lot of scaffolding and metrics and reporting.- every single one of your peer teams suddenly becomes a potential DOS attacker.