finally
finally Lexical Profile
finally Game Scores & Validity
• adverb
After a long time, typically involving difficulty, delay, or extended anticipation.
"After hours of troubleshooting, the network engineers finally restored the server connection."
As the last point, item, or stage in a series of actions or arguments.
"Finally, I would like to thank all the volunteers who helped organize this conference."
In a conclusive, decisive, or irreversible manner; permanently.
"The Supreme Court's ruling has finally settled the decades-long constitutional dispute."
• interjection
Used to express relief, satisfaction, or impatience when something long-awaited happens.
"Finally! I thought the train would never arrive."
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Word Origin & Etymology
Formed in Middle English from the adjective 'final' (from Old French 'final' and Latin 'finalis', derived from 'finis' meaning 'end') plus the adverbial suffix '-ly'.