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- [at lawng, long last, lahst]
- /æt lɔŋ, lɒŋ læst, lɑst/
- /ət lɒŋ lɑːst/
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- [at lawng, long last, lahst]
- /æt lɔŋ, lɒŋ læst, lɑst/
Definitions of at long last words
- noun at long last finally, after difficulty, delay, or irritation 3
- noun at long last after a long time; finally 3
- adjective at long last occurring or coming after all others, as in time, order, or place: the last line on a page. 1
- adjective at long last most recent; next before the present; latest: last week; last Friday. 1
- adjective at long last being the only one remaining: my last dollar; the last outpost; a last chance. 1
- adjective at long last final: in his last hours. 1
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Origin of at long last
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English last, latst, syncopated variant of latest, Old English latest, lætest, superlative of læt, late
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Parts of speech for At long last
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
at long last popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 100% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
at long last usage trend in Literature
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adv at long last
- ultimately — last; furthest or farthest; ending a process or series: the ultimate point in a journey; the ultimate style in hats.
- already — You use already to show that something has happened, or that something had happened before the moment you are referring to. Speakers of British English use already with a verb in a perfect tense, putting it after 'have', 'has', or 'had', or at the end of a clause. Some speakers of American English use already with the simple past tense of the verb instead of a perfect tense.
- belatedly — coming or being after the customary, useful, or expected time: belated birthday greetings.
- someday — at an indefinite future time.
- sooner or later — within a short period after this or that time, event, etc.: We shall know soon after he calls.
Antonyms for at long last
adv at long last
- doubtfully — of uncertain outcome or result.
- dubiously — doubtful; marked by or occasioning doubt: a dubious reply.
- never — not ever; at no time: Such an idea never occurred to me.
- inconclusive — not conclusive; not resolving fully all doubts or questions: inconclusive evidence.
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