at last

phrase

variants or at long last

: at the end of a period of time : finally

At last you've come home.

Examples of at last in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

After 30 Sundays without it, the NFL returns to our lives at last. — Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026

Marvel Studios chief Kevin Feige revealed the cast at last month’s D23 convention. — Jordan Moreau, Variety, 10 Sep. 2026

Sauce Gardner also signed a contract extension with the Jets, but was sent to the Colts at last year's trade deadline. — Matt Schooley, CBS News, 8 Sep. 2026

Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko said in a social media post that at last 10 people were injured in the city, of whom five were hospitalized. — David Brennan, ABC News, 8 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for at last

• aghast
• amassed
• biassed
• broadcast
• bypassed
• downcast
• forecast
• foremast
• harassed
• holdfast
• mainmast
• newscast