at last

1. 1.

   as the end result of a succession or process

   “ultimately he had to give in”

   “at long last the winter was over”

   Synonymsultimatelyfinallyin the endat long last

Questions about at last

What does at last mean?

at last means "as the end result of a succession or process".

What is another word for at last?

Close synonyms include ultimately, finally, in the end, at long last. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is at last a common word?

at last is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.